Sesko ´impatient´ for return to prove worth at Man Utd, says agent Basanovic

Benjamin Sesko will return “very soon” for Manchester United, with the striker “impatient” to prove himself under Ruben Amorim.

That was the message from Sesko’s agent Elvis Basanovic, who also placed his full backing behind the Man Utd boss.

Sesko has missed the last four Premier League games since limping off against Tottenham at the start of November.

He had scored just twice in 11 prior league games for United since joining from RB Leipzig in the last transfer window, and Basanovic says his client cannot wait to get back into the action.

“Benjamin is feeling very good, his rehab is going as planned,” Basanovic told Slovenian broadcaster Arena Sport. “He’s really eager to return to the pitch; he misses playing.

“He’s missing games, and he’s a bit impatient, so hopefully he’ll be back soon and be where he feels most comfortable. It’s hard to say exactly [when he will return], that will be more up to the medical team and the coach.

“But I think we’ll see him very soon on the field, perhaps even sooner than it might seem at this moment.”

Sesko arrived alongside Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha as summer additions to boost Amorim’s frontline with some much-needed firepower.

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But the former Leipzig forward has failed to live up to expectations so far, starting just six league games and converting just over 10% of his shots.

Cunha and Mbeumo both impressed in United’s 4-1 victory over Wolves on Monday, at least, and Basanovic hopes Sesko will be able to deliver for Amorim, who he holds in high regard.

“I must say he [Amorim] received Benjamin excellently,” Basanovic said. “I think Ruben, first of all, is an excellent person with fantastic charisma, extremely intelligent – emotionally intelligent – and I think he knows what he’s doing.

“I believe he’s in a difficult situation. It’s not easy to build such a project that requires enormous knowledge and intelligence. United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, if not the biggest, and people don’t understand that you need time.

“But I think every team being built needs time. Just look at Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko – they have played very few matches together, and I think that they especially need games to develop an understanding.

“Then it’s much easier because you don’t have to think where a player runs because it then comes automatically, then results come, and everything looks better.

“He [Amorim] is a very honest person, a good man with good intentions, and he is extremely professional. He is a coach with his own vision to bring United to the top, but he definitely needs time.

“It’s extremely difficult to explain in a big club because nobody wants to give you time at Manchester United and similar clubs because everyone wants immediate results.”