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RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Šeško has arrived in the UK ahead of his medical with Manchester United.
Šeško is set to sign for the Red Devils following an agreement on a fee that could rise to £74 million.
The Slovenia international received approval for the transfer on Thursday and boarded a flight across Europe.
He is expected to sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford, having turned down a more lucrative offer from Premier League rivals Newcastle.
With the player now in Manchester, it is expected he will complete his medical and finalise the deal on Friday.
He will then be officially presented to fans on Saturday, when his new teammates face Fiorentina in their final pre-season fixture.
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has insisted that the club’s owners are not putting extra pressure on him to win the Club World Cup as a result of the enormous financial incentives on offer at FIFA’s new tournament.
World football’s governing body has dangled the carrot of a total $1 billion in prize money to the 32 competing teams in the United States.
If Chelsea, as one of the 12 European representatives, go on to win the trophy on July 13, they can take home around $125 million (£92.4m) as a cash reward.
That could give the Stamford Bridge side a considerable advantage over many of their English and European rivals going forward into next season.
However, Maresca claims money has not come up in discussions with the club’s hierarchy around the ongoing competition.
