United and Amorim are now back to square one and with three weeks until the Premier League campaign kicks-off, alternatives are now being considered. Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins is one of the options but the possibility of signing Benjamin Sesko has emerged in recent days.

Benjamin Sesko was expected to be one of the big movers this summer and yet nobody has gone for him. This is why

German media suggest that Sesko could be available for around £60-70 million, a drop from his previous valuation. The Red Devils have been monitoring the player for several years and even made an approach last summer, only to be told that Sesko was staying put in the Bundesliga.