Man Utd agree £65m deal to sign Brentford’s Mbeumo

Bryan Mbeumo’s £65 million bid for Manchester United has been accepted by Brentford.

Before Ruben Amorim’s squad travels to the United States on Tuesday for their pre-season tour, the Cameroon international might need to get checked in with the club.

After signings from left-back Diego Leon and forward Matheus Cunha, the 25-year-old winger will become United’s third summer signing.

At the beginning of June, United made their first offer, which totaled £55 million.

At the end of that month, they received a second bid of £62.5 million.

However, the Bees are happy with United’s most recent offer, which has an initial $65 million budget and potential upwards of $70 million with additional $57 million.

In nearly every attacking metric, including goals and assists, chances created and touches in the opposition box, Mbeumo recorded career-best figures in the Premier League last year.

Also worth mentioning is his output in significant areas. He scored 32 times against the opposition, putting him in the third-place spot among Premier League players.

Brentford has a good reputation, but his experience with Manchester United is completely different. There are no high expectations in Brentford, in terms of potential. He will be expected to perform right away at United.

He can play both as a central striker and as a winger, cutting inside off the right on to his left foot, and he has experience. He is a good finisher.

However, he had a very strong season with excellent numbers, so it’s important whether he can build on that.

United are striving for consistency in those forward positions because they haven’t had success with, let’s say, Antony or Alejandro Garnacho.

Perhaps they believe they need a more reliable, older player with more experience. Mbeumo fits into Ruben Amorim’s system, and he also has Premier League experience.

They need to obviously improve with United’s attack. People complain about how they play at the back, with the back three Amorim wants, and how difficult it can be to play when you try to press high because everyone has to work hard and be so focused.