{"id":1186,"date":"2025-08-05T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2025\/08\/05\/manchester-united-poised-to-bid-for-benjamin-sesko-amid-newcastle-rivalry\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:23:57","slug":"manchester-united-poised-to-bid-for-benjamin-sesko-amid-newcastle-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2025\/08\/05\/manchester-united-poised-to-bid-for-benjamin-sesko-amid-newcastle-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Poised to Bid for Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko Amid Newcastle Rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are monitoring the situation closely following Newcastle United\u2019s second bid to sign Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko. According to reports, United officials have contacted RB Leipzig, expressing their readiness to make a formal offer if \u0160e\u0161ko indicates a preference for a move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Although no official bid has been submitted by United yet, sources confirmed that Manchester United reaffirmed their willingness to enter the fray only after Newcastle improved their initial proposal. The critical factor appears to be \u0160e\u0161ko\u2019s personal desire, as both Premier League clubs seek clear indication of his preferred destination this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Reliable reports from BILD suggest that \u0160e\u0161ko has communicated to both clubs that he is interested in joining either of the two, yet neither side has secured a definitive commitment. Newcastle has reportedly urged \u0160e\u0161ko to decide by the end of Tuesday, aiming to maintain momentum in their transfer plans and prepare alternatives like Yoane Wissa from Brentford or Gon\u00e7alo Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain if needed.<\/p>\n<p>On Manchester United\u2019s side, captain Bruno Fernandes has emphasized the necessity of further acquisitions, stating the team needs \u201cone or two\u201d more signings following a lackluster conclusion to their pre-season tour. Club chief executive Omar Berrada also expressed optimism about the club\u2019s ongoing transfer strategy, hinting at positive developments ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United consider bidding for Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko after Newcastle&#8217;s second offer, awaiting his decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,194],"tags":[317,182],"class_list":["post-1186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-newcastle-united","tag-benjamin-sesko","tag-transfers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1189,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186\/revisions\/1189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}