Benjamin Sesko bidding war hits overdrive; EFL Championship nears weekend kickoff as European season gears up

Hello! The transfer window does not show any signs of delay, while the championship is approaching its long -awaited return on Friday with a series of new faces. I am Pardeep Cattry with a midweek update while European clubs continue their final preparations for the new season.

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❓ A battle for Benjamin Sesko

Benjamin Sesko is the newest remarkable attacker in Europe who attracts genuine interest from the Premier League, with Manchester United Vecht against Newcastle United to land the 22-year-old attacker.

New Castle reportedly opened the bid at around $ 87 million plus another $ 6 million in add-ons, According to athleticsThat RB laid Leipzig. United later offered the same transfer costs of $ 87 million, but threw $ 12 million in add-ons and although Leipzig has accepted the improved offer of $ 96 million Plus $ 3 million, Sesko is said to be preferred by the Red Devils. His preference probably seems to free the way for a move to Old Trafford, where he will be the newest No. 9 of the team – and perhaps the center of the rebuilding of United to match the vision of manager Ruben Amorim.

In anticipation of his first full season, United is recruiting players that Amorim believes that it will be ideal for his desired 3-4-3 formation and this summer very priority on the attack, in which Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are signed. Sesko would be the central focus of those front three, perhaps a natural movement for a young forward with a lot of potential to become one of the best of his generation. However, there is a question that should be asked whether the Slovenia International is ready for the move he has a strong set of skills based on its speed and physicality, but it feels more like raw talent than on the end product, all understandable for a 22-year-old. Amorim’s ability to develop a talent such as Sesko is currently a big unknown, but the capacity of the manager to get the best out of new Arsenal that Viktor Gyokeres signs when they worked at Sporting Lisbon offers a positive sign.

Sesko’s move to United, should it happen, is also an example of the problems in general at Old Trafford. He is only a part of an undeveloped team, who will start with their umpteenth rebuilding and change in the past decade, all with the hope that it will actually work. They seem to have put full confidence in Amorim prior to his first full season, but work together with a manager who is fairly new in the highest levels of the sport, who engages a somewhat unproven group of players to perform his vision. How fast this works – if it works at all – is currently the eternal question at Old Trafford, just like one about whether someone gets enough time to put it all together.

Wrexham’s EFL Championship Debut

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championships attackers are central

The European season unofficially marks its start with the opening match of the championship season on Friday, the Premier League Promotion Race steals the spotlight this weekend, while 24 Hoopvol focuses on a place in the top flight of England with fantastic game during the next nine months. Play starts with St Andrew’s in a fight between two promotion Hoopfully in Birmingham City and Ipswich Town, the last back in the championship after the 19th in the Premier League ended last season.

Although the three promotion places will be top of the head, there will be other ways for players to be in the Premier League this time, mainly by making an impression in the Second Division of England. The championship has served as a decent test place for players who eventually take the step to the Premier League, Viktor Gyokeres who perhaps acted as the last example-the new Asenal player scored 41 goals for Coventry City before he came to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal before he came to a high profile. As Chuck Booth writes, there will be enough players to keep an eye on to follow in the footsteps of Gyoke, with Tommy Conway of Middlesbrough who leads the list.

• Booth: “We are now reaching a prototypical nine, because great things will be expected from Tommy Conway this coming season. He registered 13 goals and one assist last season with Middlesbrough, but he is starting to become a consistent scorer at the level with 31 championship goals and five assists in the last three seasons between Bristol City and Boro. can have assistant numbers, but that is not necessary with Boro where he can stay in the box and put the ball in the back. “

American Forward also gets the chance to impress in the course of the next nine months, especially with a world cup in the house land less than a year away. Josh Sargent and Haji Wright are still with Norwich City and Coventry City, but two new names are joining the competition after participating in a run to the Gold Cup Final earlier this summer – Damion Downs, who is now at Southaartton at FBYEMN AGLEKDE and AGY, AGLEKTE AGLEKTE. ‘Charlot FC.

🔗 Top stories

💰 Seskos Big Deal: RB Leipzig is ready to collect about $ 100 million in transfer costs for Benjamin Sesko, although that opens a new can of worms for the player and his final new club over whether the deal is worth it for that price.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Post PL teams: With just over a week to go until the Premier League season starts, it is a look at which teams still have a lot to do to be ready for their opening matches of the season.

⬆️ PL -Promotierace: Many eyes will be aimed at Wrexham while haunting a fourth consecutive promotion, but blowing it through the championship and reaching the Premier League is easier said than done. Here is a look at what is needed to reach the Premier League – and how new promoted teams usually do.

☀️ Son to Lafc: Son Heung-Min is about to take out a deal to become a member of Lafc for an MLS record transfer costs, a movement that feels A perfect fit for all involved.

🆕 NWSL returns: Trinity Rodman stole the show and earned a place in the NWSL’s Team of the Week in the first weekend of the competition from the summer holidays, while the Stroom by Kansas City still has a stronghold on top of the Power ranking list.

🔴🔵 Palace’s Big Year: After winning the FA Cup, Crystal Palace may have a big season for them with European competition – and also a handful of other rising teams in Europe’s top five competitions.

❓ Acosta’s MLS -Exit?: Here is the latter as Lucho Acosta touches an MLS output – And what his future could look like with the national team of the American men.

🟡 Party at Villarrel: Thomas Partey will join Villarreal after a court in England has granted him for the time being after he was accused of five counts of rape and one count of sexual violence.

🇪🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 La Liga vs. EPL: De Morning Footy -Meanning asks: Can a single player of the best XI of the Premier League even crack the equivalent of La Liga?

💰 The back line

💵 Dear bets

• Leagues Cup: Monterrey vs. Charlotte FC, Thursday, 7:30 PM
  💰 The choice: Wilfried Zaha to score (+185) -Wilfried Zaha may not be Charlotte FC’s go-to Gointcorer with only six goals so far this season, but the winger is quiet in the midst of a solid form with four target contributions in his last four games. It is absolutely not excluded that on Thursday he could add another to the count in North Carolina, which could help Charlotte to achieve their first victory of the League Cup campaign.

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