£55m Newcastle target scores twice for country last night, top scouts were watching – Romano

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Fabrizio Romano has said that there were at least five scouts from top European sides watching Slovenia last night keeping an eye on a striker linked with a move to Newcastle United.

Newcastle avoided the temptation to sign another striker this summer and have opted to go into the 2023/24 season with Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak as the main source of firepower.

Eddie Howe also has the likes of Joelinton and Anthony Gordon who have both spent time leading the line in their career so there is backup should the worst happen.

Benjamin Sesko is having a phenomenal start to the season

Last year, before signing Alexander Isak, Newcastle were very interested in Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko who then played for RB Salzburg.

Newcastle failed to land Sesko and the 20-year-old swapped one Red Bull for another as he made the move from RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig where he’s already grabbing headlines. The deal was confirmed in August 2022 but the move didn’t go through until 1st July 2023.

Sesko grabbed a brace in RB Leipzig’s recent 3-0 win over Union Berlin and now last night he scored one for his country while assisting two more in a 4-2 win over Northern Ireland.

Now Fabrizio Romano has taken to X to praise Sesko’s form but also noted that there were several scouts watching on from top European clubs.

Sesko was watched by five clubs last night, was Newcastle one of them?

Romano doesn’t mention who the clubs were, but I, along with other fans on social media are certainly hoping that Newcastle was one of them and are looking to reignite their interest.

At just 20 Sesko looks the complete package already, and while a striker still isn’t a priority for Newcastle, when one this good could potentially be snapped up, it would be foolish not to go for it.

He’s only just signed for Leipzig, but they do have a reputation for selling their young talent for a large profit. Although, the deal to bring Sesko to Leipzig cost a reported £55million, so Newcastle would be forced to part with a hefty sum were they to try and lure him to England.