Is Sesko a good fit for Manchester United and who will win the Championship? – Football Weekly Extra

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Ben Fisher as Manchester United look set to win the race to sign Benjamin Sesko. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly.
0:14.8	Manchester United looked to have won the race to sign Benjamin CESCO.
0:17.6	Does Cusco Cunia and Bumo suddenly look like quite good?
0:20.7	Or will they all arrive at Old Trafford and go backwards? That means Newcastle miss out on another player while Alexander Isak isn't allowed to the Newcastle United Barbecue. Not the barbecue. Elsewhere, Villa sign a striker and Everton sign a manor house will look ahead to the championship that kicks off with promoted Birmingham against relegated Ipswich on Friday night. Also today, Russell Martin's Rangers get back on the horse.
0:40.1	We'll pay tribute to George Costa and discuss the popularity of the name Barry.
0:44.1	And we'll answer your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.
0:53.1	On the panel today, Ben Fisher, welcome.
0:55.5	Hi, Max.
0:56.4	Lars Siviton, hello.
0:57.5	Hello, Max.
0:58.4	And good morning, Barry Glendan.
0:59.8	Hello, Max.
1:00.6	Let's start then with Benjamin SESCO.
1:03.0	Manchester United looked like they're going to get their man paying 74 million to R.B.
1:08.7	Leipzig for Benjamin SESCO.
1:14.7	Fabrizio Romano tweeting he'd reached total agreement, absolute total agreement with Manchester United on personal terms and he wants to join
1:19.8	Manchester United. Before we discuss why would you join Man United when any other team wants you,
1:26.8	Lars, tell us a bit more about CESCO because we've heard, you know, along with Yokores,
1:31.2	we have heard this name so many times this summer, but there are probably a lot of people
1:34.1	listening who haven't seen a lot of him play.
1:36.3	Yeah, so he's very tall and he's fast, fast for his size, fast in general, and he hits the ball
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