Man Utd close on Mbeumo deal with medical imminent

Manchester United are connected the verge of signing Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford with a aesculapian understood to beryllium imminent.

Manchester United person reportedly agreed to motion Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford successful a woody worthy an archetypal $87m arsenic Ruben Amorim steps up his overhaul of the team’s misfiring attack.

Mbeumo attracted Amorim’s attraction with 20 goals successful 38 Premier League games for Brentford past season.

Tottenham, present managed by erstwhile Brentford brag Thomas Frank, were besides chasing the 25-year-old earlier United’s improved connection sealed the woody aft their 2 erstwhile bids were rebuffed.

United volition wage an further 6 cardinal pounds ($8.07m) successful imaginable add-ons to Brentford.

Mbeumo is owed to acquisition a aesculapian successful clip to question to the United States connected Tuesday arsenic Amorim’s men commencement their pre-season tour.

He is acceptable to go United’s 3rd signing since the extremity of past season, joining Wolves guardant Matheus Cunha and teenage Paraguayan defender Diego Leon astatine Old Trafford.

Amorim has been determined to revamp United’s guardant options aft a woeful campaign.

They suffered a toothless 1-0 decision against Tottenham successful the Europa League last and a 15th-place decorativeness successful the apical formation that ranked arsenic their lowest since 1973-74.

Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee struggled arsenic Amorim’s main strikers past term.

Amorim has reportedly told Alejandro Garnacho to look for a caller club, portion Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are expected to permission pursuing their indebtedness spells astatine Aston Villa and Chelsea, respectively.

Mbeumo volition beryllium Amorim’s latest caller enlistee successful his bid to revitalise moribund United.

Having already paid 62.5 cardinal pounds ($84.03m) for Cunha, United’s spending spree comes contempt their nonaccomplishment to suffice for the Champions League costing the nine a minimum of 70 cardinal pounds ($94.11m).

The versatile Mbeumo is capable to run successful a assortment of roles connected the flanks oregon successful cardinal attacking areas.

His pace, creativity and objective finishing should beryllium a important boost to United.

Mbeumo blossomed successful six years astatine Brentford, scoring 70 goals and providing 51 assists successful 242 appearances successful each competitions pursuing his determination from French nine Troyes successful 2019.

He helped the Bees triumph promotion to the Premier League successful 2021 and was instrumental successful their awesome 10th-place decorativeness successful 2024-25.

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