Newcastle United Things were hot and cold at the start of the season, but they hit a real green patch over the festive period, with ten consecutive wins in all competitions taking them into the league. Champions League The place is Premier League standings and League Cup semi-finals.

However, Eddie Howe’s side have dropped to sixth place, level with fifth-placed Manchester City and one behind fifth-placed Manchester City due to last weekend’s 4-1 defeat at Bournemouth, their first defeat since November. Four Chelsea two points.

As the Toons look to return to the Champions League next season, the focus this January will be on keeping their best players at the club, while also looking to strengthen where possible, with the second half of the season looking likely to determine the future of Alexander Isaac.

Newcastle considering signing big-name striker

according to Chronicle reportNewcastle are “considering” signing RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesco. Previous reports from Germany suggested any suitors would have to pay a hefty transfer fee, with the Magpies expected to pay a club-record fee of around £67m.

The Slovenian striker has also attracted interest from many of Europe’s top clubs. Arsenal have one name said to be keen on striking a deal Sesko this month.

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The 21-year-old had interest from Newcastle in 2023 before joining RB Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg, but has become even less likely to be available since moving to the Bundesliga and further proving his ability. He did. He left Germany with a release clause of less than €80m (£67m).

Sesco has Made 25 appearances for the German team in various competitions this seasonscoring 13 goals and providing 3 assists in 1,768 minutes.

How does Sesko compare to Alexander Isak?

Isak is four years older than Sesko, Made 24 appearances for the Magpies this seasonscored 17 goals, provided 5 assists, and played a total of 1,932 minutes. So it’s no surprise that he’s surpassing cartoon goals.

That said, they have similar characteristics and qualities, and if the Swede leaves Northeastern in 2025, Sesco would be a good replacement.

They both have good heights, Isak is 6-foot-4 and Cesc is 6-foot-5, so the forwards have similar tall but skinny builds and appear agile for their height.

That said, the Swede has fared better in domestic competition so far.

When comparing Sesko and Isak with the metrics analyzed above, you can see that Isak is certainly a more polished version of the Leipzig star, contributing more with output, finding himself in better scoring territory (generating a higher xG) and finishing with Higher results finish the game at a higher level, with a shot/goal ratio of 0.23, while Sesco’s shot/goal ratio is 0.21.

In other words, Sesko was labeled “extraordinaryForward Toni Cascarino compared his physical attributes to Manchester City’s Erling Haaland but compared his dribbling ability to Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs.

This alone is enough to show the quality of this tall forward. He clearly has the physical gifts, but also has the agility and dribbling ability of a winger, similar to Isaac.

If the club’s top goalscorer leaves Newcastle at the end of the season, Cesco would be an excellent replacement. He’s a young superstar with the ability to fill the former Real Sociedad striker’s shoes long-term.

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