Manchester United transfer target Benjamin Sesko has revealed that he watches videos of Manchester City star Erling Haaland on YouTube.
Sesko was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford during the summer transfer window, but the 19-year-old eventually agreed to join RB Leipzig next year. United pushed hard for the transfer to be made, with football director John Murtough holding a meeting with Sesko's agent, Elvis Basanovic, in an attempt to broker a move.
The Slovenian scored 11 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions for Red Bull Salzburg last season. Sesko even scored against Liverpool in pre-season, a strike that went down very well with the United faithful.
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The Slovenian forward was in action as his country beat Norway 2-1 at the weekend, with Sesko scoring the winner. After the match, the Salzburg star admitted that he is a big admirer of Norway and City star Erling Haaland.
He told Norway's TV 2 : "He's an amazing player, I've big respect for him and I usually watch many YouTube videos about him."
After the game, Sesko went up to Haaland to swap shirts. He said of the meeting: "I'm very happy I received Haaland's jersey. I want [to] keep it for my jersey collection. He also said 'well played', I was very happy."
The Slovenia international was then asked if he could go on to become an even better player than Haaland, to which he replied: "It is very difficult. He is at the very, very highest level. Only a few per cent manage to be at that level".
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