Newcastle United had something of a nightmare over the summer as they worked to bring multiple forwards through the door at St James’ Park. Eddie Howe and those in charge of transfers for the club faced rejection on more than one occasion.
One of the players who decided against a move to Newcastle United was Benjamin Šeško. The Magpies were prepared to pay a big transfer to secure his move from RB Leipzig, but found themselves beaten.
Instead, Šeško signed for Manchester United. The 22-year-old is settling in at Old Trafford and has shown some glimpses of all round play for Ruben Amorim.
What he really needs, though, is a goal.
Over in Slovenia, Tine Zupan, who is a commentator and pundit, has said Šeško would’ve better suited Newcastle United.
Quoted by RTVSLO, Zupan explained: “I think Newcastle have a much better style of play for Šeško’s characteristics. Newcastle’s style is a better reflection of what he was used to in Leipzig. They are an extremely direct team, very fast, looking for a different way to score than Manchester United. We saw a big problem with Rasmus Hojlund last season, who was the last striker before Šeško. His shot-on-target statistics were terrible. He had games and games when he didn’t get a shot and now we see it with Šeško.
“Neither Manchester United nor Arsenal have the ideal game for Benjamin Šeško. Arsenal is because they are dominant and Šeško needs space for his game. At United, for the first time this season, we are seeing the beginnings of Amorim’s game, which is significantly more possession-oriented than last season.”
That doesn’t mean the Slovenian pundit believes Newcastle United themselves have lost out.
Zupan went on to say Nick Woltemade fits the Magpies better: “Šeško would be better suited to Newcastle, but I’m not sure if it would be better for Newcastle to have Šeško instead of Woltemade. At the moment, I think Woltemade is more ready for what he has to do.”
As it stands, Manchester United fans appear content with Benjamin Šeško, and the same can be said for Newcastle United and Nick Woltemade.
