LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 18 – Manchester United have had a £65m bid for Bryan Mbeumo accepted by Brentford.
The Cameroon worldwide may bear a medical with the membership earlier than Ruben Amorim’s squad flies to the United States on Tuesday for his or her pre-season tour.
The 25-year-old winger is ready to develop into United’s third signing of the summer season after the arrivals of ahead Matheus Cunha and left-back Diego Leon.
United submitted their first bid – price an total £55m – initially of June.
They failed with a second bid of £62.5m on the finish of that month.
But the Bees are happy with United’s newest supply, which is price an preliminary £65m and will rise to £70m with £5m of add-ons.
Mbeumo, who joined the Bees in 2019 from Troyes, will develop into Brentford’s greatest ever sale.
A participant hitting his peak?
Mbeumo recorded career-best figures within the Premier League final season for just about each attacking metric, together with targets and assists, possibilities created, and touches within the opposition field.
With a shot conversion charge of 23.53%, solely Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak had been extra medical in entrance of aim.
His work out of possession in key areas must also be famous. He gained the ball again 32 occasions within the opposition third, rating him third out of all Premier League gamers.
But maybe Mbeumo’s distinctive promoting level is his operating menace with the ball at his ft. He was liable for 9 carries of greater than 5 metres, which instantly resulted in a aim being scored in 2024-25 – comfortably probably the most of any Premier League participant final season.
‘Mbeumo should carry out straightaway’
He has executed properly at Brentford, however enjoying for Manchester United may be very completely different. Concerning Brentford, there isn’t any nice expectation there. At United, he might be anticipated to carry out straightaway.
He has expertise, he is an effective finisher, and his versatility is a giant constructive – he can play as a central striker in addition to on the wing, reducing inside off the proper onto his left foot.
But he has had one excellent season the place his numbers had been excellent, so the query is whether or not he can repeat that.
Consistency in these ahead positions is what United are striving for, as a result of they haven’t had it with, say, Alejandro Garnacho or Antony.
They are perhaps pondering that an older, extra skilled participant, who’s extra dependable, is what they want. That’s Mbeumo – he matches into Ruben Amorim’s system, and he matches the invoice as confirmed Premier League high quality too.
United’s assault is clearly an space they should enhance. People speak about how the best way they play on the again, with the again three Amorim needs, and it’s a troublesome system to play at occasions if you find yourself attempting to press excessive as a result of all of your gamers should work exhausting and be actually switched on.
That’s why he has gone for Mbeumo, as a result of I feel he’s somebody he feels he can belief in all areas, in possession and out of it, with the work-rate and vitality he wants, and targets too.
