Officai: Benjamin Sesko signs 5-year deal with Manchester United

Benjamin Sesko has put pen to paper on a five-year deal as new Manchester United player.

The deal breaks down to an initial £66.3m (€76.5m) and £7.37m (€8.5m) in performance-related add-ons.

Sesko landed in Manchester on Friday to have his Manchester United medical.

Since his contract is signed on time, he could be formally presented at Old Trafford on Saturday (today), as United face Fiorentina in their final pre-season friendly.

Recall Newcastle had been working on a deal for Sesko, and on Tuesday made a second bid of £69.7m plus add-ons, which was higher than Manchester United’s, after an initial offer of just under £70m (€80m) plus add-ons.

United are understood to be delighted with the deal they have struck with RB Leipzig.

They did not want to get embroiled in a bidding war with Newcastle, and are paying less up front than Newcastle’s improved second bid.

The forward’s strong desire to join Man United played crucial role in making the move possible.