Newcastle United have submitted an improved offer to RB Leipzig for striker Benjamin Sesko as the club pushes to secure Alexander Isak’s replacement before greenlighting a potential record sale of the Sweden international,

On Tuesday, the Bundesliga club confirmed that Sesko trained individually and away from his teammates as his two year spell at the club looks like coming to an end. Sesko scored 13 goals in the league for Leipzig last season, plundering another four in the DFB Pokal and four in the Champions League.

Benjamin Sesko tops the summer’s transfer targets, with striker’s football club Leipzig revealing ‘concrete interest’.