Manchester United’s second bid for Bryan Mbeumo, price £62.5m, has been rejected by Brentford.
The improved supply from United is identical determine they paid for Wolves’ Matheus Cunha.
United had already seen a bid price £55m rejected. Talks between the 2 sides are persevering with with Mbeumo wanting to hitch the Previous Trafford membership.
Sky Sports activities Information revealed earlier this month that Spurs have additionally held preliminary talks with Brentford for the 25-year-old.
Mbeumo is known to be intrigued by Spurs, who’ve simply appointed his former boss Thomas Frank, however one supply has instructed Sky Sports activities Information that he’s leaning in direction of United.
Mbeumo is a participant United have admired for some time, and he’s seen as a great match for Ruben Amorim’s system.
There’s a feeling at Brentford that Mbeumo has earned the possibility to maneuver to a much bigger membership this summer season if one meets his valuation.
What do the stats say?
Sky Sports activities Information Editor Adam Smith:
Bryan Mbeumo scored 20 objectives within the Premier League final season to assist Brentford safe a top-half end – solely three gamers scored extra.
He additionally notched seven assists however ought to have registered extra, clocking a league-topping 9.26 anticipated assists in the course of the marketing campaign, primarily from delivering a table-topping 202 crosses.
Moreover, solely two gamers coated extra distance or tried extra sprints for the season, making him one of many hardest grafters within the league. He additionally supplies severe tempo, clocking the fourth-fastest pace at 36.63 km/h.
Solely Mohamed Salah collected extra kind factors than Mbeumo final time period, in response to the Sky Sports activities Energy Rankings.
Factoring in decisive objectives or assists that modified the outcomes of video games, his 27 objective contributions earned Brentford 22 factors, equating to 40 per cent of the Bees’ season tally.
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