Benjamin Sesko withdraws from Slovenia squad due to recurring shin injury

Benjamin Sesko has pulled out of Slovenia’s squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures after a recurring shin injury flared up again, extending a frustrating pattern that has kept the striker away from international duty for nearly a year. The 22-year-old withdrew on September 20, 2026, the same day he sat out Manchester United’s Premier League match against Fulham. The pain resurfaced after he featured in United’s Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton on September 14, and manager Michael Carrick confirmed the forward is undergoing ongoing assessments with no return timeline in sight. A familiar problem with no clear fix This is not a new issue for Sesko. The same shin complaint sidelined him for the tail end of the 2025-26 season and kept him out of United’s entire preseason program. Sesko has not pulled on a Slovenia shirt since October 2025. That is nearly twelve months without representing his country, a stretch that includes multiple missed call-ups throughout 2026. He is now at risk of sitting out Slovenia’s upcoming matches against Scotland, North Macedonia, and Switzerland. Reports suggest further diagnostic work, potentially including an MRI, will be needed to determine the...