Since the end of the Sir Alex Ferguson era more than a decade ago, Manchester United has lost its luster of yesteryear. At least on the sporting level. In recent years, golden prices recruitments have succeeded, for almost always disappointing results. The recent example of Rasmus Højlund bought 77.8 million euros from Atalanta in August 2023 and which remains over a last season at ten small goals in fifty-two games, is an illustration. Two years later, the Red Devils have just put the package on Benjamin Sesko.
After having already spent a lot this summer to offer the services of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, the Mancunian leaders chose to place 85 million euros on SESKO. The Slovenian striker had previously played at the RB Leipzig. The twenty-two-year-old man scored twenty-one goals last season, all competitions combined. Again, interesting promises. It remains to be seen if he will manage to make on the side of Old Trafford and the Premier League.
The concern, but also the misunderstanding reign on the side of the supporters of the Red Devils who see their club spend tens of millions of euros on players who, on paper, are not necessarily large calibers for a team that would like to fight for the title in the Premier League. Fans remember that only a few months ago, the new shareholders (INEOS) had launched a dismissal plan, indicating that United should save money.
Manchester United must get up
At the end of his worst season in terms of classification (seventeenth) since the creation of the Premier League in 1992, Manchester United seems to try everything for all this summer. The pressure will necessarily be enormous on the players, and more particularly on the attackers.
The three recruits that have just arrived to strengthen the offensive sector know what awaits them. Will they be able to take up the challenge, or Manchester United will find that he has still missed his transfer window? We will have to wait to know the answer. Supporters always have the hope of finding sunny days.
