‘He’d be the one…’: Ex-Red urges Man Utd to sign ‘powerful’ star to rival summer signing next season
‘He’d be the one…’: Ex-Red urges Man Utd to sign ‘powerful’ star to rival summer signing next season Nicky Butt believes Manchester United have to sanction another centre-forward signing if they want to compete on all fronts next season. It comes after the club facilitated a deal worth £74 million to bring Benjamin Sesko to Old Trafford last summer. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE!
ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY How Benjamin Sesko is faring at United Indeed, the Slovenian formed one-third of a complete attacking revamp for United before 2025/2026 got underway, joining Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha as new options in then-manager Ruben Amorim’s ranks. The two ex-Premier League stars have since enjoyed prominent starting roles in their maiden campaigns, while Sesko is still having to mostly make his impact off the bench. He is, however, overseeing his most prolific form in a red shirt as of late, having returned a tremendous seven goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances – four of which came as a substitute.
Since Michael Carrick took the reins, Sesko has started only twice, but has returned five goals in just 292 minutes of action. Weighing in on the 22-year-old’s situation, Butt told Paddy Power (as cited by the Metro ): “I don’t think he can carry the club up front on his own. “They’ll need another No.
9. He’s shown he’s got massive potential, great movement, and he works his socks off. He can score a goal, and you can see he’s good in the air, but he’s not the complete centre-forward for United at that level.
He can potentially get there. “When you go into the Champions League, it’s just a different kettle of fish. The tempo is totally different – the pressure on it is totally different.