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Bryan Mbeumo joined Brentford successful 2019
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Manchester United person had a £65m bid for Bryan Mbeumo accepted by Brentford.
The Cameroon world could acquisition a aesculapian pinch nan nine earlier Ruben Amorim's squad alert to nan United States connected Tuesday for their pre-season tour.
The 25-year-old winger is group to go United's 3rd signing of nan summertime aft nan arrivals of guardant Matheus Cunha and left-back Diego Leon.
United submitted their first bid - worthy an wide £55m - astatine nan commencement of June.
They grounded pinch a 2nd bid of £62.5m astatine nan extremity of that month.
But nan Bees are satisfied pinch United's latest offer, which is worthy an first £65m and could emergence to £70m pinch £5m of add-ons.
Mbeumo, who joined nan Bees successful 2019 from Lorient, will go Brentford's biggest ever sale.
A subordinate hitting his peak?
Mbeumo recorded career-best figures successful nan Premier League past play for virtually each attacking metric, including goals and assists, chances created and touches successful nan guidance box.
With a changeable conversion complaint of 23.53%, only Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak were much objective successful beforehand of goal.
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His activity retired of possession successful cardinal areas should besides beryllium noted. He won nan shot backmost 32 times successful nan guidance third, ranking him 3rd retired of each Premier League players.
But possibly Mbeumo's unsocial trading constituent is his moving threat pinch nan shot astatine his feet. He was responsible for 9 carries of much than 5 metres which straight ended successful a extremity being scored successful 2024-25 - comfortably nan astir of immoderate Premier League subordinate past season.
'Mbeumo will person to execute straightaway'
Chris Sutton
Former England striker
He has done good astatine Brentford, but playing for Manchester United is very different. With respect to Brentford, location is nary awesome anticipation there. At United, he will beryllium expected to execute straightaway.
He has experience, he is simply a bully finisher, and his versatility is simply a large affirmative - he tin play arsenic a cardinal striker arsenic good arsenic connected nan wing, cutting wrong disconnected nan correct connected to his near foot.
But he has had 1 very bully play wherever his numbers were very good, truthful nan mobility is whether he tin repetition that.
Consistency successful those guardant positions is what United are striving for, because they person not had it with, say, Alejandro Garnacho aliases Antony.
They are possibly reasoning an older, much knowledgeable player, who is much reliable, is what they need. That's Mbeumo - he fits into Ruben Amorim's system, and he fits nan measure arsenic proven Premier League value too.
United's onslaught is intelligibly an area they request to improve. People talk astir really nan measurement they play astatine nan back, pinch nan backmost 3 Amorim wants, and it is simply a difficult strategy to play astatine times erstwhile you are trying to property precocious because each your players person to activity difficult and beryllium really switched on.
That's why he has gone for Mbeumo, because I deliberation he is personification he feels he tin spot successful each areas, successful possession and retired of it, pinch nan work-rate and power he needs - and goals too.