Benjamin Sesko is the perfect measuring stick for two eye-opening details about Manchester United’s Champions League opponents Sabah on Thursday evening.
The 23-year-old Slovenian striker opened his goalscoring account for the 2026-27 campaign on Sunday afternoon after he climbed off the bench and scored.
Benjamin Sesko was able to put Manchester United 2-1 up against Everton in the second half, but the Toffees rescued a point after an injury-time equaliser.
The United star has made all three Premier League appearances of the season as a substitute after his phased return from a shin problem in the 2025-26 campaign.
Benjamin Sesko shows the massive difference separating Man Utd’s financial power from Champions League side Sabah
Ineos splashed out a deal worth £73.7m to sign Slovenia international Benjamin Sesko from German side RB Leipzig in 2025.
According to Transfermarkt’s metrics, Sesko is currently the Manchester United first-team player who is the ‘most valuable’ after carrying a market price tag of €75m.
Sesko’s €75m valuation is worth an eye-watering 30 times more than the current value that Sabah’s most valuable player commands on the transfer market.
Transfermarkt has identified that Poland international Tymoteusz Puchacz is Sabah’s most prized player after suggesting that he is worth around €2.5m.
Even outside of the combined £73.7m value paid for Sesko, the former RB Leipzig striker’s initial £66.3m shows the difference in finances between United and Sabah.
Sabah’s squad for the 2026-27 season is worth €18.50m in total, which is a drop in the ocean compared to what United spent on Sesko during Ruben Amorim’s reign.
The reigning Azerbaijan Premier League champions’ value for their squad is offset by United’s staggering €924.3m valuation for their first-team squad at Old Trafford.
United and Azerbaijan-based side Sabah will meet at Old Trafford in the Champions League encounter on Thursday evening, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm UK time.
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