Benjamin Sesko: Ruben Amorim says Manchester United striker ‘prepared’ to make debut towards Arsenal

Ruben Amorim says new signing Benjamin Sesko is “able to play” in Manchester United’s Premier League curtain raiser towards rivals Arsenal.

United will start their bid to enhance on the membership’s document lowly end of fifteenth place final marketing campaign once they host final season’s Premier League runners-up Arsenal.

The Outdated Trafford devoted could also be given a primary glimpse of summer season recruit Sesko alongside Premier League debuts for Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

Sesko, who had additionally been linked with a transfer to Sunday’s opponents Arsenal earlier within the switch window, accomplished a transfer to Outdated Trafford final week in a transfer value £74m from RB Leipzig. Requested whether or not the 22-year-old striker can be concerned from the beginning towards the Gunners, Amorim mentioned:

“He hasn’t had a variety of time, [but] bodily he is prepared.

“He is actually good, a man who’s at all times pondering. He is able to play however we’ll see if he’ll begin.”

Quizzed additional about Sesko, Amorim lauded the Slovenia worldwide for his perspective, suggesting United had discovered a participant who may lead the road for the membership for years to come back.

“He [Sesko] has nice potential,” Amorim mentioned.

“He has an awesome potential in all the things he does. He can play a distinct kind of soccer. He’s going to really feel that the Premier League is aggressive. He’s going to be taught.

“However Ben is usually a striker for United for lots of years, that is why we paid a lot cash to have a striker who could have his historical past in our membership.”

“He is one man who stays right here, has lunch, and goes to the medical division, does the stretching.

“He’s at all times interested by soccer. He is actually obsessed about that and that could be a good factor as a result of you do not have to consider that facet with that younger man.

“I needn’t inform Ben, ‘Ben, that is Manchester United, a variety of stress, you need to carry out, that you must be prepared for the physicality, we must be prepared, each recreation is like do or die’.

“With that man, I haven’t got that concern. I’ve the other, get pleasure from slightly bit.

“I actually like that [he asks questions], particularly when it’s good questions so he is listened and he needs to carry out in order that is excellent.”

Amorim: Hojlund remains to be a Man Utd participant

Sesko’s arrival at Outdated Trafford has plunged Rasmus Hojlund’s United future into additional doubt. The Danish striker, who struggled for kind final season, is known to be open to a transfer to AC Milan, based on Sky in Italy.

Talks are understood to have taken place between Milan and the 22-year-old’s representatives with Milan anticipated to speed up talks with United over a mortgage with an choice to purchase. Different golf equipment, together with Borussia Dortmund, are mentioned to be keeping track of Hojlund’s state of affairs.

Requested whether or not Hojlund nonetheless had a job to play within the group, Amorim performed down claims that Hojlund was surplus to necessities.

“He’s another choice, we’ll see [about his future]. We’re targeted on Arsenal. Rasmus [Hojlund] remains to be our participant.”

Sesko signing might outline Amorim’s Man Utd reign

“Benjamin Sesko is an enormous prospect however one with a lot to show and his success may very well be essential to Manchester United’s rebuild beneath Ruben Amorim.

“The uncooked potential is apparent. This can be a participant who stands at 6ft 5in tall however has tempo too. He can head the ball and fireplace off fierce pictures from distance. And there may be perception that his hold-up play will enhance, dropping off too however offering Amorim together with his reference.”

Learn Adam Bate’s full characteristic on Benjamin Sesko right here.

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