Arsenal and Manchester United have been given positive news in their bids to sign Benjamin Sesko and Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig this summer.
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Simons & Sesko linked to Premier League movesRB Leipzig prepared to sell the pairEach player available for £60m this summerFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Arsenal and United are both reported to be interested in signing Slovenian striker Sesko, while the Red Devils are also linked with Dutch attacking midfielder Simons, who is ready to leave the German club this summer.
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Leipzig made an agreement with Simons, 22, that he would be allowed to leave in the summer and they are ready to cash in, with reporting that the club must sell players to raise funds. They are looking to recoup €100 million (£85m/$114m) – a total they are sure to surpass by selling both 21-year-old Sesko and Simons. Leipzig also feel they are not getting value for the €12m (£10m/$14m) salary they pay the inconsistent Simons.
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United will have to pay around €70m (£60m/$80m) to land Simons, who joined on a permanent transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in January. Sesko has a reported agreement with the Bundesliga side that would see him go for the same price.
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Leipzig are fourth in the Bundesliga with four games to go and will look to strengthen their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League by beating third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt this weekend.