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Brentford REJECT second Man Utd bid for Bryan Mbeumo as star makes preference clear
Manchester United submitted a second improved offer of £55million plus a further £7.5m in add-ons on Monday for Bryan Mbeumo, but have seen the offer for the forward rejected
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Bryan Mbeumo wants to join Manchester United – but Brentford are playing hard ball on the fee(Image: Getty Images)
Manchester United’s attempts to sign Bryan Mbeumo have suffered a blow after Brentford rejected their second offer for the forward. United want to add Mbeumo to their squad after landing Matheus Cunha, but negotiations have been far from straightforward.

Cunha joined United for £62.5million from Wolves earlier in June and the club quickly identified Mbeumo as the second player they wanted for their new-look attack. The Cameroon international scored 20 goals in the Premier League last season and has attracted interest from United, Tottenham, Newcastle and Arsenal.

Mbeumo has his heart set on moving to Old Trafford and has told Brentford and his former manager, Thomas Frank, that he won’t be joining him at Tottenham. Yet Ruben Amorim is still waiting to land the 25-year-old right winger, with the Bees playing hard ball.

United’s improved bid of £55m and £7.5m of bonuses, which was submitted on Monday, has been rejected by Brentford.

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It followed an opening offer of £45m plus £10m. Brentford, naturally, want the bulk of the fee paid up front, while United would prefer to spread out the cost. The Bees are holding out for a fee close to £65m and it remains to be seen if United return with an improved third bid for the Cameroon international or decide to look at alternative targets.

While Tottenham made their interest known, they never submitted an official offer for Mbeumo. And the north London club are understood to have moved on after Mbeumo informed Frank personally of his preference to join United.

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United will continue negotiations with Brentford over Mbeumo and are still confident of getting a deal done. That confidence is based on the player’s wishes and the fact that they don’t need to sell their unwanted players to fund the move.