In a recent report, Fichajes revealed that Arsenal want to land Red Bull Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko. It has been stated that the Gunners are eyeing a move to sign the Slovenian sensation next year.
Sesko’s Impressive Rise In Bundesliga
Sesko is having a decent campaign at the German club as he has managed to put in a few eye-catching displays despite making most of his appearances for them off the bench. The Slovenian talent has banged in six goals in 18 matches for RB Leipzig this season across multiple competitions.
The 20-year-old has made a positive impact as a substitute and deserves a ton of credit for averaging 1.1 shots and 0.6 dribbles per game in Bundesliga. However, he has lacked quality when distributing possession in the opposition half based on his pass success rate of 67.1% in the German first division (stats via whoscored).
Sesko is under contract at the German club until 2028 which would make it difficult for the Gunners to snap him up next year.
What Will Sesko Add To Arsenal Head Coach Mikel Arteta’s Team?
Sesko can create some space for himself to get some strikes in at goal. He is a decent dribbler with the ball as well but needs to find a way to improve his link-up play on the offensive third of the pitch.
Standing at 1.94m, the Slovenian sensation can use his strong frame to dominate the opposition defenders in the air. Sesko can be a decent goal-scorer in the final third when he is playing with confidence on the field. However, he needs to find a way to improve his link-up play up top.
We can expect Sesko to add more firepower to Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta‘s frontline. He would offer some healthy competition for Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah at the North London club in the coming seasons. At 20, the future looks quite promising for Sesko as long as he continues to improve with each year.
However, there are some concerns over whether he would be able to cope with the physical nature and high intensity of Premier League football if Arteta manage to lure him to the English capital in 2024.
