Man Utd submit improved bid worth £70m for Bryan Mbeumo

Manchester United are prepared to sign Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo this summer and have submitted an improved bid worth up to £70million for the forward.

The 25-year-old has been a key target for Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils, who made a first approach of £45m plus £10m in potential add-ons six weeks ago.

Brentford turned down the offer but United followed that up with an improved proposal exceeding £60m a few weeks later. Despite this, talks stalled between both parties as Brentford held on for a greater fee for Mbeumo.

United have now made a new offer that is reportedly worth £65m plus an additional £5m in potential add-ons as they attempt to sign the player before their pre-season tour.

Amorim’s men head to the United States on Tuesday and have so far only signed Brazil international Matheus Cunha from Wolves for a fee of £62.5m.

Mbeumo joined Brentford from Troyes in 2019 and has a year left on his deal, albeit there is an option to extend by a further year.

Tottenham Hotspur were also interested in signing Mbeumo but the Cameroon international is understood to have expressed a desire to move to Old Trafford.

United are looking to rebuild after slumping home 15th last season and losing the Europa League final to Tottenham, meaning they missed out on Champions League qualification and European football entirely.

The club have announced the departure of Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof, while Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia have been asked to find a new club.