Chelsea made a tempting offer to sign Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko three years before his move to Old Trafford.

Sesko completed a £74m move to United last summer but that was not the first time the Slovenia international had attracted interest from the Premier League.

Manchester United chiefs held talks with Sesko’s representatives in the summer of 2022 after he burst onto the scene at Red Bull Salzburg.

Sesko scored 18 goals during his first full season in Salzburg, with his impressive form catching the eye of United.

But the Red Devils were not the only Premier League giant to express interest in Sesko, with Chelsea also launching a move in that summer, according to The Sun.

Manchester United’s head of recruitment Christopher Vivell was at Stamford Bridge at that time and admired Sesko following his previous spell with the Red Bull group.

It is claimed Chelsea’s interest in Sesko was so concrete they even offered the then-teenager ‘whatever he wanted’ to agree a move to west London.

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