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title: "Liverpool: Reds named as Benjamin Sesko admirers"
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author: "Daniel Clubbe"
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published: "2022-08-03T20:10:45Z"
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# Liverpool: Reds named as Benjamin Sesko admirers

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) have been named among the admirers of Red Bull Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko, according to [reports](https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/7-grandes-europa-pelean-bejamin-sesko-nuevo-haaland-20220802.html) from Spain.**

### The lowdown: Rise to stardom

[Signed](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benjamin-sesko/transfers/spieler/627442) by Salzburg in 2019 for £2.25million, Sesko has gone from strength to strength in Austria and enjoyed a stellar spell at FC Liefering, scoring [22 goals and providing six assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benjamin-sesko/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/627442/verein/37024) in 44 appearances across two loan stints.

Despite his tender years, the 19-year-old Slovenia international has already now established himself as a mainstay in the senior XI for both club and country, attracting [interest](https://www.90min.com/posts/red-bull-salzburg-stance-on-benjamin-sesko-amid-growing-interest) from Newcastle, Manchester United, Wolves, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig in the process.

Now, a fresh report from Spain has thrown some additional names into the mix as potential suitors for Sesko, including Liverpool…

### The latest: ‘Klopp is in love’

As per a [Spanish source](https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/7-grandes-europa-pelean-bejamin-sesko-nuevo-haaland-20220802.html), Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Man United and Chelsea are all keen on the [13-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benjamin-sesko/nationalmannschaft/spieler/627442/verein_id/3588) star.

It’s claimed that the Reds are among those who ‘want’ and have ‘shown interest’ in Sesko, forcing Salzburg to place a €65million (£54million) price tag on the head of their frontman.

The report also states that Jurgen Klopp ‘is in love’ with the hitman having watched the teenager described as [‘one of the fastest players on the planet’](https://twitter.com/ftalentscout/status/1390679400195235844?lang=en) score the [only goal of the game](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12660278/red-bull-salzburg-1-0-liverpool-benjamin-sesko-scores-winning-goal-as-reds-lose-last-game-before-community-shield) in last week’s pre-season defeat in Austria.

### The verdict: One for the future

Although there can be no bad time to sign the hottest properties such as Sesko, after [landing Darwin Nunez](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/12630828/darwin-nunez-joins-liverpool-in-club-record-85m-transfer-deal-from-benfica) this summer it seems highly unlikely that FSG would sanction another major expenditure on a striker so soon.

Instead, the Reds will likely retain a watching brief on the [6 foot 3](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1073977/benjamin-sesko) marksmen and perhaps hope no major transfer is forthcoming with a view to making a move in the future, potentially after enjoying further development and scoring many more goals.

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Last season, Sesko – who once clocked a staggering in-game speed of [36.11 km/h](https://twitter.com/ftalentscout/status/1390679400195235844?lang=en) in 2021 – netted [ten times and registered another seven assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benjamin-sesko/leistungsdaten/spieler/627442/plus/0?saison=2021) in 36 appearances across all competitions for Salzburg.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Slovenian speedster has made a lightning start to the 2022/23 campaign, scoring [twice and setting up a teammate on one occasion](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benjamin-sesko/leistungsdaten/spieler/627442/plus/0?saison=2022) in the opening three games, further proof of a supreme ability to impact matches in the final third.

Under contract until 2026 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benjamin-sesko/marktwertverlauf/spieler/627442)), Liverpool, Klopp and Julian Ward alike will be hoping that Sesko remains on the market for upcoming transfer windows, perhaps as a long-term Robert Firmino successor.