Manchester United are reportedly willing to end discussions over Bryan Mbeumo should negotiations with Brentford stall over valuation differences.
Boosting United’s goal output is believed to be Ruben Amorim’s top priority after a toothless 2024/25 campaign that saw the club finish a lowly 15th in the Premier League and with a humiliating -10 goal difference.
After confirming the arrival of Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers, United’s attention is now on getting a deal for Mbeumo over the line, after he was identified as an ideal alternative to slot alongside Cunha in one of the two number 10 positions.
Mbeumo enjoyed a brilliant campaign with the Bees, notching a career-high 20 top-flight goals.
Earlier this summer, David Ornstein revealed that Mbeumo’s preferred transfer destination is United, despite interest from Arsenal, Newcastle, and Tottenham Hotspur.
However, this decision was made before Thomas Frank left Brentford for Tottenham to replace the sacked Ange Postecoglou.
A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that Tottenham are pursuing Mbeumo, having been given encouragement that the Cameroonian is keen on following Frank to North London. It was subsequently claimed that the Europa League winners had tabled a bid worth £70million for Mbeumo.
United’s £55 million opening bid was swiftly rejected by Brentford, who are holding out for more.
Now, the Muppetiers, a relatively reliable source when it comes to United news, has shed more light on the situation and how things are developing.
According to Muppetiers, he remains confident that United will eventually get a deal for Mbeumo over the line, but it will be on the Red Devils’ terms and not Brentford’s.
Muppetiers state that Amorim’s side will not hesitate to walk away and focus on other targets if Brentford do not demonstrate a willingness to compromise.
“Remember, the way that we operate, the way that United operate under INEOS, this new management with these new people in place…they’re not just going to overpay, they’re just not.”
“They’re not going to sit there and go, ‘They want £70million, we’re going to do it no matter what.’ That’s not how it works. They [INEOS] have a valuation for their players and they go for that valuation. That’s the truth of it.”
“We saw it with [Jarrad] Branthwaite and others. They will walk if they don’t get the deals that they want. They will walk away if the valuation is too high and £70million is too high. They won’t pay that for him. That’s above the valuation for the player.”
On reports that Tottenham have stormed into the race for Mbeumo, Muppetiers says, “I will say this and as far as I can see, as far as I know from the conversations I’ve had, the strong feeling is that the whole thing is a bit of a red herring.”
“The whole thing is a bit of a game between Spurs and Brentford.”
“They’ve had all this communication, they’ve just taken their manager and it’s a bit of a game to push United [to table a higher bid].”
Muppetiers notes that Tottenham are indeed interested in Mbeumo but their admiration for the forward is not new, and they know the player wants United.
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Derick Kinoti
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