Benjamin Sesko to immediately get four strict rules at Man Utd as £74m transfer nears

Benjamin Sesko will have to adhere to a host of new rules should he join Manchester United. The Red Devils are reportedly closing in on a £74million deal for the RB Leipzig striker.

Despite stiff competition from Newcastle United, Sesko favours a move to Old Trafford. And with Manchester United said to be back in talks with Leipzig on Thursday, a deal could be struck any day now.

However, the 22-year-old may be in for a stark wake-up call should he arrive in the northwest, given how Ruben Amorim has wasted no time in laying down the law since his own arrival last November. 

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The Portuguese tactician has implemented a number of new rules since taking over from Erik ten Hag, with hopes of turning the tide at United.

The first major rule that the 40-year-old implemented upon his arrival was banning his coaches from dishing out complex instructions, with the ideology that things need to be simplified before they are passed down. 

He also decided to ban players from using international breaks as holiday opportunities, after Marcus Rashford and Casemiro jetted off to the United States in November for leisure after being left out of their respective national teams.

Amorim said of the changes: "We as a club have to set the standards and manage that. It’s my decision if they can have five days, or three days, or three days to rest and you cannot fly. This is something that us as a club have to decide. So this must be started in the club, with us and me being responsible in that area."

Elsewhere, Amorim has also banned food in the dressing room on matchdays after emphasising that he looks to prioritise physical fitness within his team, while the fourth rule that Amorim has put in place sees losing teams in training sessions forced to pick up equipment used on the day.

It appears that Amorim has upped his standards heading into pre-season, following a disastrous Premier League campaign that saw the Red Devils finish 15th in the league standings. Diogo Dalot has stressed that the club may not be for everyone at present.

Speaking about Amorim's way of doing things, the Portugal international said: "If you want to be in Manchester United, you need to match some standards. If you can't match them, it's not a place for you. The message is really clear."

Amorim's side have made a decent impression in his first pre-season at the club. The Red Devils held a newly-promoted Leeds United to a goalless draw last month, before embarking on their Premier League Summer Series tour of the United States.

There, the side secured 2-1 and 4-1 wins over West Ham and Bournemouth, as well as a 2-2 draw with Everton. The side are now set to return to Old Trafford to face Fiorentina on Saturday, before their Premier League opener against Arsenal lands on Sunday, August 17.

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