Newcastle suffer 7th brutal transfer blow - Bid accepted but Sesko set for Man Utd

This summer really has been an absolute disaster, as things stand.

The season starts in 10 days, and today's bad news now makes it SEVEN 'top targets' who have ended up signing for a 'big six' rival after serious and very public interest from Newcastle.

After Liam Delap, Matheus Cunha, Joao Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Hugo Ekitike and James Trafford, RB Leipzig Benjamin Sesko is about to join that list as he opts for Manchester United instead.

In a Wednesday morning update, The Athletic's David Ornstein that all parties are now aware that Sesko is heading to Old Trafford after making it clear the Red Devils are his first choice.

To rub salt into the wounds, Ornstein reveals that RB Leipzig accepted Newcastle's €82.5m + €2.5m bid for the Slovenian, but the player wants to join Man Utd and that move is now advancing.

Man Utd and Leipzig are yet to agree a fee, but an agreement is expected to be reached in what can only be described as another humiliating and time-consuming ordeal that's strengthened a 'big six' rival and added to our mess.

Alexander Isak, Eddie Howe and the players are all due back in training today and I suspect some difficult conversations will be needed.

We must now decide whether to insist on Isak staying for another year or pursue alternatives. The issue is, are those alternatives the right ones, with Ollie Watkins, Goncalo Ramos, Nicolas Jackson and Samu Aghehowa all linked.

This transformative summer is turning into a tragic one, sadly.