Benjamin Sesko

[hyperterric2004]

I was thinking if we sign any 18 year old player or under including Sesko that is not trained at an English club. Is it not worth keeping them around the club for 3 years as then they would be classed as homegrown. Rather then loaning out. Just a thought.

 

[Flobadob]

The idea that you don’t sign an 18 year old phenomenal talent because you have a couple players already that might make it (it’s still a small chance for Parrott and Scarlett) to our level is mental. If you have 3 good young talents at striker the chances are still that 1 or none make it to the level where they can contribute consistently for us as a first team player. A young players development will be 90% training with our first team and loans, if they get to a point where they can play enough for us to start using that as an avenue to develop they will already need to be a top player. Look at our options in attacking areas, young players won’t be the one’s to block anyone’s path, they will have their hands full trying to get minutes from one of our established pro’s

 

[AustroSpur]

Colour me confused...he's 18, highly rated but virtually no first team experience. He needs minutes. Plus, we've shown an increased willingness to do this sort of thing with Gil and Sarr since Paratici came in. In fact, IIRC, it was a condition of Metz selling Sarr last summer that we loan him back. I think it's completely reasonable to include that as an option to entice Salzburg to sell this summer.

The point might have been covered, just for the record, "virtually no first team experience" is a bit of a stretch. Granted it's just the Austrian top flight but still, 38 appearances, including 6 in the CL, with 10 goals is not that bad for a kidb(he was 18 all of last season). Add to this the recent breakthrough ratio from players coming out of Salzburg, is say he's well worth a punt. Maybe not quite at Haaland level yet when he was that age but all the potential to get there.

 

[rabbikeane]

Not sure what would be the best move. But reckon both Scarlett and Parrott would do well playing for a dominating RB Salzburg - there's not a forward with bad stats there.
I'm neither sure Scarlett will become better than Parrott, that's not a given at this stage. And it definitely is possible to have too many players, hindering the development of others.
Can focus on one talent and build him up, or try with three and non develop as they share the focus. Only thing I'm fairly certain of is that it's for the best of Sesko's development to stay where he is.

 

[Mediocrates]

We were linked last summer so he’s clearly a club target. The resounding consensus was that he looked like a total donkey, I remember some people being positively annoyed having watched his scant youth team clips. It’s amazing how narratives change so drastically, so fast.

I liked the look of him last year, and still do. However, he’s surely not a priority and I’d not advocate taking funds away from a first team ready attacking midfielder for Sesko.

 

[Mycroft Jones]

Scored against Liverpool

 

[deanostheyido]

Also did this...

 

[HotSprut]

Have there been any serious links for him?

 

[arunspurs]

Scored against Liverpool

Why would someone rate his 'off-topic' ?

 

[Ruffinthepuffin]

Why would someone rate his 'off-topic' ?

Agree, absolutely ridiculous. ?

 

[dtxspurs]

I think taking punts on talented young strikers every year or two would be a good business plan.

It's a bit like here in the states there are NFL teams that will draft a quarterback in every single draft just on the off chance that one of them might pan out because they're so hard to find.

Buy/loan back and see how many are fit for the prem while we look for Kane's successor.

 

[AustroSpur]

Also did this...

Christ WTF
Bring him in!

I read elsewhere (some German portal, probably Transfermarkt) that RB Salzburg quote EUR 65 mil (something like GBP 55 mil? ballpark figure) and that Manchester United, among others, show interest, so that´s that I guess.

edit - here´s the (german) source. Transfermarkt states that ManU, Newcastle, Bayern and Dortmung are linked and that RBS demands the mentioned fee.

Bericht: Man United steigt in Werben um Sesko ein – Salzburgs Schmerzgrenze auf Rekordlevel

Manchester United hat übereinstimmenden Berichten zufolge den umworbenen Mittelstürmer Benjamin Sesko von Red Bull Salzburg in den Fokus genommen.

www.transfermarkt.de

 

[mattspur1]

Why would someone rate his 'off-topic' ?

I know. Some people give ratings that really bug me!

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Why would someone rate his 'off-topic' ?

Most of the time it's someone doing it accidentally from a mobile - I recognise that a lot of my posts are a bit off, but I get quite a few where i genuinely think it's just an accident.

I just personally don't care enough about it to follow it up

 

[mil1lion]

Any negative ratings I get I just assume is a mistake

 

[dirtyh]

Also did this...

is that milner who had to buy a ticket to get back in?

jfc, that's some skill.

 

[Wig]

Any negative ratings I get I just assume is a mistake

where's that optimistic button gone?

 

[worcestersauce]

Any negative ratings I get I just assume is a mistake

Yep always have done.

 

[Mycroft Jones]

Yep always have done.

I don't even look at ratings negative or otherwise. Why would I care what someone I've never met thinks about my throwaway comments?

 

[Dazzazzad]

I hope we get him so I can pretend to call him sexso and giggle.

But seriously, that skill was actually pure sex. How did he play overall?