Manchester United have submitted their first offer to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko ahead of Newcastle United, according to reports in Germany. Newcastle submitted their opening bid for Sesko over the weekend but their offer of €75m (£65.5m) up front, plus an additional €5m (£4.3m) in bonuses, was rejected by RB Leipzig.

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Manchester United have responded to Newcastle's two bids for Benjamin Sesko by making an offer of their own, as they attempt to pip their Premier League rivals to his signature