Man United transfer news: Barcelona, Juventus 'eyeing' £64m move for Red Devils forward

By Matt Law | 06 Oct 2026 09:43, Last updated: 06 Oct 2026 09:45

Barcelona and Juventus are some reportedly funny successful signing Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko during adjacent summer's transportation window.

Sesko moved to Old Trafford from RB Leipzig successful the summertime of 2025, with the Red Devils paying successful the portion of £74m to unafraid the Slovenia international's signature.

The 23-year-old has scored 14 times and registered 1 assistance successful 38 appearances for Man United successful each competitions, including 12 goals and 1 assistance successful 34 Premier League fixtures.

Sesko missed the extremity of past play with a shin injury, and helium was besides absent during pre-season, but the guardant has featured connected six occasions successful 2026-27, scoring twice.

The guardant missed Man United's past crippled earlier the planetary interruption against Fulham owed to a recurrence of his shin issue, which is successful information of becoming 'chronic'.

Barca, Juve 'interested' successful Sesko transfer

As it stands, it is unclear whether Sesko volition beryllium disposable for Man United's adjacent match, which comes against Tottenham Hotspur connected Saturday afternoon.

There was immoderate speculation surrounding Sesko's aboriginal implicit the summer, but Man United are not believed to person been consenting to sermon an exit.

Fresh speculation has emerged regarding the Slovenian, with 2 of the biggest clubs successful European shot said to beryllium funny successful signing him successful the summertime of 2027.

According to TuttoJuve, Juventus and Barcelona are some keen, with the brace said to beryllium assured that Man United would judge an connection successful the portion of £64m.

An exit for that magnitude would beryllium a surprise, though, arsenic the Red Devils are inactive believed to person afloat assurance successful the striker contempt his wounded issues.

Could Man United motion a caller striker successful January?

Man United are believed to beryllium considering moving for a caller striker successful January fixed Sesko's fittingness concerns, and the information that Joshua Zirkzee continues to conflict astatine Old Trafford.

Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, Freiburg's Igor Matanovic and Real Madrid's Endrick are potential targets for the 20-time English champions successful the wintertime market.