Mannwan Editor: Sesco is only Manchester United s fourth choice, the pressure on a premium of 73.7 million pounds is quite heavy

Sports     11:43am, 9 August 2025

Marnet editor-in-chief Samuel Luckhurst wrote an article about Sesco, who said that Sesco could become one of the most stressed new players in Manchester United.

Samuel Luckhurst wrote:

Cesco's lowest goal this season is to score 16 goals, the number of goals Hoylen has scored in his first season in England. But Hoylen's overall data is unbearable: he played 95 times for Manchester United and scored only 26 goals.

A Manchester United player shook his head when Hoylen was mentioned. Another player lamented that he won too few fights, lacked oppressiveness, and was not good at fighting for tops. A senior figure in the club also questioned Hoylen's work efficiency.

Garnacho, B Fee and Dalot all lack patience with him on the court. In his first season, players were really reluctant to pass the ball to him due to doubts about his ability to take the ball behind his back. During the preseason, Hoylen vented dissatisfaction with Dalot due to a so-called pass delay. After Duogu's shot, he angrily kicked the post.

Hoylen has scored only three goals in Manchester United's last 35 games. This is what Manchester United can make a striker worth about £70 million.

Hoylen insisted that “my plan is very clear—whatever happens, I will stay and fight for the position.” But some people around him didn't think so.

Cesco and Hoylen are completely different types. He was even more well-known as a teenager, and Manchester United tried to sign him three years ago when he was 19 years old. At that time, Mertaf met with Sesco's agent Barsanovic.

Manchester United estimated Cesco at the time 15 million pounds, while Salzburg asked for 30 million pounds. Three years later, Manchester United paid more than twice the price, slightly lower than the Lukaku, which was introduced in 2017, which proved itself in the Premier League.

Cesco's Manchester United debut opponent is likely to be the club that was expected to sign him. Now Arsenal has introduced Yorkres, and Manchester United has also inquired about him before turning to Cesco.

This is another reality that Sesco must block: Yorkez, Drapp and Watkins were all preferred over him. The goal of signing the fourth pick for £73.7 million is a premium, while Drapper's transfer fee is £30 million and Yorkress £64 million.

These pressures are heavy enough for Cesco, but there is something he almost never realized: Manchester United and Newcastle only competed for two strikers, Alan Shearer in 1996 and Rooney in 2004.

These two are the top and third place in the Premier League era scorer list, with a total of 468 goals, and are also the legends of the team history of Newcastle and Manchester United. They are not only superstars in English football for nearly 33 years, but also monuments in the entire football history.

Comparing Cesco with them seems absurd but actually reasonable. If he can stand shoulder to shoulder with these two in another sense in the future, then he will become the club's totem signing like B Fee.