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Newcastle United have lodged a club-record bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, talkSPORT understands.

The Magpies submitted an offer of €75million (£65m) plus €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons.

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Sesko could be forced to choose between Newcastle and Man United

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News of the bid comes as the Magpies look to keep hold of IsakCredit: Getty

Manchester United are also in talks over a move for Sesko after sending a delegation to Germany earlier this week.

Leipzig quoted Arsenal a price in excess of €80m for Sesko earlier in the window, with sporting director Andrea Berta unable to drive the price down, before signing Viktor Gyokeres instead.

But both Newcastle and Manchester United believe a transfer could be possible for closer to €70m.

News of Newcastle's bid for the Slovenian comes less than 24 hours after the club rejected Liverpool's £110m offer for Alexander Isak.

And the nature of that rebuttal has meant the Reds have no imminent plans to follow up with a second approach this transfer window - unless Newcastle's position changes.

talkSPORT understands the Magpies want to keep their star forward, or at least source a replacement before agreeing to sell him, with £150m thought to be the asking price.

Isak, who is currently training with Real Sociedad, has told Newcastle he wants to leave this summer.

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