In the Premier League, the last transfer window also brought a debate about forwards that placed three names above all others: Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak, and Benjamin Sesko. In what was a distribution of roles for the historic English clubs that most needed to reinforce their attack, the Slovenian ended up at Manchester United. An $86 million-signing aimed at clarifying the offensive outlook for the Red Devils.

In what represented a shared financial weight with Mbeumo and Cunha, the former RB Leipzig player arrived with the expectation of being one of the big names in the Premier League. To dethrone his other two rivals (within the striker market), and adapt to a system in which Amorim, together with his teammates, would make him soar in his journey in English soccer.

There were things about Sesko yet to be known, and there still are. Barely past his twenties, his goal-scoring ceiling was unknown. Despite being a player who works within the team's play and shows mobility, despite his height, his recent numbers in the Bundesliga hinted that any figure he had reached could increase. And also his responsibility in the play, which, although he had shown it to be great, was reaching a greater dimension.

The months since his arrival in England have flown by, and with them, all that expectation of becoming the face of this "new" Manchester United. The Slovenian has not yet been able to prove, or demonstrate, that he was the right signing for the team's attack. Without a fixed position and with Mbeumo and Cunha relegating his transfer to a corner, Sesko is struggling to translate all those arguments that made big clubs notice him.

Not even the goals (two) have helped him gain time, since despite scoring in two consecutive Premier League matches - against Brentford and Sunderland -, the feelings when he has played have not been entirely optimistic enough to instantly erase those 80 million euros the club spent on him. An added pressure that could be shackling one of the biggest promises European soccer has had.

If the start was difficult, injuries have also made an appearance on the islands for the Central European player. Against the current of the team's performance and results, what initially seemed to Sesko like a competition against Gyokeres and Isak, forming a golden trident with Cunha and Mbeumo, has turned into a struggle with his own teammates. Time will tell what he is for Manchester United.

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