Vinicius, Rodrygo, Kubo, Renier … Benjamin Sesko? Real Madrid's policy of signing some of the best young players on the planet is clear and, despite the fact that much of the effort is directed at trying to dress Mbappé and Haaland in white, the first premise is not forgotten. See the landing of Camavinga from Rennes this summer or the interest it reveals Bild for the footballer who is accompanied by the questions.
Sesko was born in Radece, Slovenia, 18 years ago (May 31, 2003) and has managed to gain a place in the eleven of RB Salzburg despite his age. Last year he shone at the Liefering of the Austrian second division, energy subsidiary, with whom he went until the 21 goals and 7 assists. This season he is taking advantage of the departure of Patson Daka to Leicester and the emergence of Adeyemi, his attacking partner. Without the first, has become holder, with the second attracting spotlights (it is, along with Wirtz, the German pearl of the moment), has managed to stand out without the pressure of having to do so.
A) Yes, seven goals in twelve games has made this powerful 194-centimeter battering ram catch the eye of some of the biggest clubs on the planet. And it is that, Madrid will not have easy to get hold of Sesko, since Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Liverpool have also included him in their list of potential reinforcements. In addition, it can boast of being the youngest player to have debuted for Slovenia, doing so on June 1 in a friendly against North Macedonia.
Compared to Haaland
The comparison with Haaland is inevitable. Not only for height, but for being a footballer very mobile with great ability to uncheck, something that his wide stride allows him, who likes to fall on the wing and skillful, with a love for dribbling. Not much less a tank, and neither is the cyborg Norwegian. In addition, both are taking their first steps into the elite in the school of strikers that has become the Austrian headquarters of the Red Bull factory. Before Haaland there was Sadio Mané. Then the aforementioned Daka and Adeyemi would come, as well as our protagonist.
Sesko's advanced statistics.
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In this way, it is understood the interest of Real Madrid, whose commitment to Sesko would not be, far from it, at odds with the arrival of Mbappé and Haaland. Unlike the stars of PSG and Dortmund, who despite having a tremendous room for improvement would arrive as undisputed stars of the project, Benjamin would be a bet for the future. There are edges that he had to polish to burn stages in the same way that Vinicius, Rodrygo and company are doing. But the greats already consider him one of the most attractive rough diamonds on the continent.