Benjamin Sesko’s agent has addressed speculation linking the RB Leipzig striker with a January loan move to Arsenal with an option to buy.
While Arsenal have become a suitor on behalf of the Premier League in recent seasons, they have resisted the temptation to spend money on a centre-forward.
They forked out £45m (€53m, $55m) to sign Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City in 2022 but he is not a typical number nine and when he has not played, false nine Kai Havertz has led the Gunners’ attack.
But with Jesus out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and doubts remaining about Havertz’s goalscoring ability, with seven league goals to his name this term, the north London team have once again been linked with Sesko.
However, agent Elvis Basanovic, 21, shut down any communication regarding a move for the striker in January.
“I don’t know where this story has come from but I have never talked with Arsenal about a loan move for Sesko,” he told Fabrizio Romano in an interview with GiveMeSport.
“Sesko is not a player for loans and this was never a topic with Arsenal or any other club. If you ask me if Sesko will move in January, I can only say Sesko is an RB Leipzig player and fully focused on that.”
The Slovenian foreigner is credited with interest from Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and AC Milan over the past year.
But the young striker committed his long career with RB Leipzig last summer when he signed a new deal until 2029; And since then, he has scored thirteen goals in 25 games.
While his agent has ruled out a move for his player, TeamTalk revealed in the past that Sesko could become a serious target for Arsenal if he doesn’t move for Newcastle United star Alexander Isak, valued at more than £120m (€140m). , $147 million) through Magpies.
Us that if Sesko had left the Bundesliga team in 2024, the Gunners were convinced they would have won the race for his signature.
Sporting CP’s Sesko, Isak and Viktor Gyokeres would be summer targets, but that may be replaced in the final weeks of the January move window.
Arsenal have reportedly sealed an agreement on personal terms with Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi, six months on from Liverpool trying and failing to sign the midfielder.
And Fabrizio Romano added that this agreement has been engraved in marble since the 25-year-old withdrew from a move to Anfield at the hour of August 11.
Elsewhere, the Gunners are said to be leading the race to sign Sverre Nypan from Norwegian club Rosenborg after United decided against pursuing a transfer move.
The 18-year-old has also been scouted by Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Finally, Champions League holders Madrid are not giving up on trying to recruit Arsenal centre-back William Saliba in 2025.