Man Utd target £60m-rated Brentford star after starring against Red Devils
The Bees star had another good game in the 4-3 win over United.
Manchester United want to sign a £60million-rated Brentford star following their 4-3 loss to the Bees on Sunday.
Mason Mount opened the scoring in the Premier League clash but a much-rotated United side couldn’t hold the lead for long at the G-tech Community Stadium.
Brentford levelled through a Luke Shaw own-goal before a Kevin Schade brace and Yoanne Wissa strike put Brentford in control.
Late goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo set up a grandstand finish in west London, but ultimately the Red Devils lost again, though their focus is on Thursday’s Europa League semi-final against Athletic Bilbao.
Ruben Amorim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are set to be very active in the transfer market this summer, with attacking reinforcements top of the order.
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Matheus Cunha looks likely to join from Wolves, providing they trigger his £62.5m release cause, while there is also interest in Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.
But a new name has been added to their shortlist – one who started against United at the G-tech.
The Telegraph report that the Red Devils have entered the race to sign Bryan Mbeumo who has had an outstanding season, scoring 18 goals and making seven assists.
Only four players have scored more than the Cameroon-international in the Premier League this season, namely Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak and Chris Wood.
Brentford signed Mbeumo, primarily a right-winger but capable of playing centrally, for just £5.8m in 2019 but his now valued at around £60m.
The 25-year-old has previously attracted interest from Liverpool, while Newcastle United are also keen on his services.
Moreover, it is said that United do not view Mbeumo as an alternative to top target Cunha and could sign them both, though they would have to raise sufficient funds through the sales of Marcus Rashford and Antony.
‘I have no doubt that we are playing better. So we have to take all the heat,’ Amorim said after the defeat to Brentford.
‘At this moment we are losing games in the Premier League. We are fighting for the Europe league and Thursday is the most important game for us.
‘We are not ready to play Premier League competitive and be in the Champions League, but we need to win and we need to win this competition to give something to our fans. Then we will have time to prepare the team to cope with those two competitions.’
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