Manchester United have reportedly fired back in the red-hot race with Newcastle United for Benjamin Sesko as INEOS refuse to lose another key target to a Premier League rival.Sesko is now the

Manchester United are confident of gazumping Newcastle United after submitting a bid approaching £74m for Benjamin Sesko. A decision is set to be made on the RB Leipzig striker’s future in the next 24 hours.

On Tuesday, the Bundesliga club confirmed that Sesko trained individually and away from his teammates as his two year spell at the club looks like coming to an end. Sesko scored 13 goals in the league for Leipzig last season, plundering another four in the DFB Pokal and four in the Champions League.