Manchester United sign Benjamin Sesko in a £74m transfer from RB Leipzig

Manchester United have signed striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig in a transfer worth £73.7million.

The deal for the 22-year-old sees United pay an initial £66.3m, with the remainder in add-ons.

Sesko has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford and becomes the club’s fourth signing of the summer after Pedro Leon, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbuemo.

Sesko’s arrival will be major coup for the Red Devils who beat Newcastle to his signature.

Head coach Ruben Amorim will hope his firepower can help propel to better times after they finished 15th in the Premier League and lost a tepid Europa League final to Tottenham last season.

Benjamin Sesko ‘excited’ about Manchester United’s future

Sesko, who will wear the No 30 shirt at United, is excited about the challenge of restoring the club back towards the summit of English football.

‘The history of Manchester United is obviously very special but what really excites me is the future,’ he said.

‘When we discussed the project, it was clear that everything is in place for this team to continue to grow and compete for the biggest trophies again soon.

‘From the moment that I arrived, I could feel the positive energy and family environment that the club has created. It is clearly the perfect place to reach my maximum level and fulfil all of my ambitions.

‘I cannot wait to start learning from Ruben and connecting with my team-mates to achieve the success that we all know we are capable of together.’

Speaking to MUTV, United head coach Amorim said: ‘He has the characteristics that we needed. Ben is a player that, with all the information that we have, we need to stop the guy from working – it is not the opposite! That is also important.

‘He is the right character in this group so we are really, really happy to have him.’