It seems that the Slovenian international Benjamin Cisco settled his decision on his future, after he approached the wearing of the Manchester United shirt during the current summer transfer window, despite a higher financial offer than Newcastle United.
The player’s desire opens the door to move to Old Trafford
Manchester United entered into the race to contract with Benjamin Cisco at a direct request from coach Robin Amorim, who sees the Slovenian striker the perfect choice to compensate for a possible departure for Hasseos Hilond this summer. In light of the player’s desire to have a new experience in the Red Devils shirt, the negotiations began to take a more serious path.
Why did Cisco refuse Newcastle?
Specialized journalist David Ornstin confirmed that Leipzig agreed to an offer of 85 million euros (82.5 million fixed + 2.5 million variables) provided by Newcastle, but Cisco refused the offer, adhering to the move to Manchester United only, and informed his club administration not to agree to any other club.
These developments come at a time when Newcastle seeks to compensate for an expected departure for Swedish Alexander Isak to Liverpool, which made him move quickly to include a new striker, but collided with Sisco’s explicit desire.
Does Manchester United succeed in completing the deal?
Although Manchester United has not yet made an official presentation identical to Newcastle, the reports confirm that the English club will present in the coming hours a close offer to resolve the deal, taking advantage of the player’s clear desire to move to Old Trafford, which may push Leipzig to amend his position despite the difference in the financial compensation.
Leipzig realizes the importance of Cisco as one of the prominent young elements in his collection, but he may agree to sell it if he gets an offer commensurate with his financial evaluation.
Manchester United deals in the summer of 2025
Manchester United has moved strongly in the current summer transfer market, where it has included 3 players so far:
Brian Mbumo of Brentford for 75 million euros.
Matius Konia from Wolverhampton for 74.2 million euros.
Diego Leon of Correo Portinho for 4 million euros.
The club hopes to end the Cisco deal to strengthen the front line before the start of the new season.
