Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko.

The 22-year-old arrives from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in a deal worth an initial £66.3million [€76.5m], plus another £7.4m [€8.5] in add-ons, and has penned a five-year deal with the Premier League giants until June 2030.

Sesko touched down in Manchester on Thursday after agreeing to join the Red Devils following a transfer tug-of-war with Newcastle .

The Magpies were confident of reaching an agreement of their own for the frontman after submitting a £70m plus add-ons bid.

However, Eddie Howe has missed out on another transfer target after Sesko made it clear he wanted to join United.

Upon his move to Old Trafford, Sesko said: “The history of Manchester United is obviously very special but what

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