One Premier League club has 'very little chance' of signing Benjamin Sesko

Benjamin Sesko will be involved in a transfer tug of war this summer (Picture: Rex Features)

The race to sign Benjamin Sesko will intensify in the next few months with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United in the running but one club is said to have ‘very little chance’.

Sesko looked likely to be on the move last summer with Arsenal having laid much of the groundwork before the 21-year-old made the shock decision to sign a new contract at commit his future to the Bundesliga club.

The Slovenia international has enjoyed another reputation enhancing campaign, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances, despite playing for a Leipzig side who are struggling to mount a challenge for Champions League qualification.

While Arsenal remain the frontrunners, they are unlikely to get a free run at Sesko in the summer given the interest elsewhere and the emergence of a release clause which runs until 2029.

The buy-out clause currently stands at around £58m but is expected to rise to £66m by the summer, depending on various parameters such as goal involvements.

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Despite his relative affordability, according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, Tottenham, who are also monitoring Sesko’s situation, are said to be regarded as firm outsiders.

Arsenal’s need for attacking reinforcements was apparent even prior to the January transfer window, but the season-ending injuries sustained by Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz has exacerbated the situation.

Benjamin Sesko has attracted interest from a host of clubs (Picture: Getty)

Mikel Arteta will sign a new striker for Arsenal this summer (Picture: Getty)

With Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka also on the sidelines, Mikel Arteta is short of firepower ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash against PSV Eindhoven.

Arteta has been forced to star Mikel Merino as a makeshift striker in his side’s two most recent games but to no avail with the Spaniard unable to repeat his Leicester City matchwinning heroics.

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Asked how he would instil belief in his goalshy side, Areteta said yesterday: ‘Well, try to explain how we’re going to do it and why we do things, and they try to deliver that in the best possible way.

‘In the last two results it’s been very different, in terms of performance as well, not getting the right result that we want, but we’ve certainly been better, especially in the last game with the opposition.

‘And the fact we still have gears, even with the players that we have, some of them have gears to take us to a different level.

‘When it comes to that stage, it’s about lifting the level and the standards, every individual has to be at their best. When we do that, with the team that we have and the connection we have between us, we are a really strong team.’

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