RB Leipzig have put a price tag of €80m on Slovenian striker Benjamin Šeško with Newcastle United among the clubs monitoring the situation. The 21-year-old has garnered plenty of headlines after a solid first season in the Bundesliga and Leipzig will not move away from the price tag they have set

Now, the same publication claims Newcastle did have a £27m bid accepted this week, which prompted Man City to exercise their matching rights. And to add a final plot twist to this long transfer saga, the Daily Mail’s Craig Hope claims Pep Guardiola’s side matched the bid just ONE HOUR before the deadline.

Senior figures at RB Leipzig now reportedly suspect that hotshot striker Benjamin Sesko may end up staying at the club, despite interest from Manchester United and Newcastle. Both English teams are searching for a new forward, with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee underwhelming, while Alexander Isak could leave for Liverpool.

Newcastle United have missed out on yet another signing this summer following news that James Trafford has decided to move to Manchester City. The Magpies had long been linked with a move for Trafford and had seen a bid of £27m accepted by Burnley for the goalkeeper.

Benjamin Sesko was expected to be one of the big movers this summer and yet nobody has gone for him. This is why