Manchester United and Newcastle ’s battle to sign Benjamin Sesko has taken a twist after a third club pulled out of the transfer race for the striker. Sesko has emerged as a top target for both Premier League teams, with RB Leipzig rejecting a £70million offer from the Magpies over the weekend.

At the time, Sesko had been mooted as a target for a few teams, most notably Manchester United - though he’d been mentioned as a possibility for Arsenal before the Gunners moved forward with signing Isak’s countryman,