'Deal absolutely on' - Fabrizio Romano says Manchester United talks ongoing for huge summer signing
Man Utd want to complete their second signing of the summer transfer window as soon as possible.
Manchester United remain in talks with Brentford over a deal to bring Bryan Mbeumo to the club in the summer transfer window. United submitted a revised bid believed to be in the region of £60 million for the forward last weekend and are confident they will reach an agreement for his signature.
Brentford are understood to value the 25-year-old at roughly £65m but United are hopeful they will be able to reach a compromise with the Premier League side. Mbeumo has made it clear he would like to move to Old Trafford this summer and has not had his head turned by Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs were prepared to offer even more money for Mbeumo after they qualified for the Champions League, while they also appointed his Brentford mentor Thomas Frank as the new head coach. It is not going to be enough for him to reject a move to United though, with talks ongoing to complete the transfer.
Fabrizio Romano offers Bryan Mbeumo update
Manchester United hope they will be able to sign Bryan Mbeumo for roughly £60 million this summer, slightly less than the £62.5m they committed to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves.
A successful agreement will rely as much on the payment structure of the deal as the overall fee, with Brentford eager to earn as much money upfront as possible from his sale. It is understood the revised offer included a larger initial fee than the rejected first bid that would have guaranteed £45m, with a further £10m in add-ons.
United's pursuit is helped massively due to the fact Mbeumo wants to move to Old Trafford this summer, with the forward eager to play a part in their rebuild under Ruben Amorim. Writing in his latest GIVEMESPORT newsletter, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano issued a brief update on the deal, with United still confident they will make him their second summer signing. "The negotiations are still ongoing, it's underway. So the deal is absolutely on," Romano wrote.
Amorim wants to have Mbeumo and Cunha available for their pre-season tour of the United States next month, while he would also like to have a new striker signed by then as well. The Portuguese head coach prioritised attacking additions this summer as he looked to improve an attack that managed just 44 goals in the Premier League last season. Mbeumo and Cunha managed 35 goals between them in the competition.