Most things are hanging in the air at Manchester United when the first part of the transfer window has opened. Who is sold, who stays, who comes. Matheus Cunha has been reported to be in place this summer, this transfer costing United up to £63 million. Now the Red Devils have fired off a new bid.
Earlier in the week, the Times reported that Bryan Mbeumo was wanted by the United management and Amorim. The winger, who is behind 70 goals and 51 assists in 242 appearances in a Brentford shirt, is said to have opted out of Arsenal and Newcastle, he wants to join Manchester United.
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The Manchester United management is thus not wasting time. According to The Athletic, a bid was received by Brentford from United for the Cameroonian international.
The English media adds that the bid is below Brentford’s expectations. So who is in the strongest negotiating position? Mbeumo only has one year left on his contract, but the Bies have a handy option to extend the season further.
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This is a very strong player who both takes the tough jobs, while at the same time he has shown an impressive ability to score from what are distances and angles in the Premier League with an impressive 20 goals this season. A player who could be very important for Amorim.
Sounds like United will have to stretch further when Brentford reject the first bid. This is a player the United attack really needs.
