Man United submit fresh £60m transfer bid for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo | OneFootball

Manchester United have made a second bid for Bryan Mbeumo, raising their offer for the Brentford forward to £60m.

Brentford, who had rejected an initial approach of £45m plus a further £10m in add-ons, face a decision whether to accept it.

Mbeumo has made it clear he would like to join United but has also attracted interest from both Newcastle and Tottenham, who have appointed the former Brentford manager Thomas Frank.

their first summer signing and are looking for a similar sum for Mbeumo.

The Cameroon international scored 20 Premier League goals last season, while the Portuguese struck 15 times for Wolves.

Mbeumo is wanted by both Manchester United and Tottenham (Getty Images)

Ruben Amorim wants both in a new-look attack as he bids to give United more firepower after they scored only 44 league goals last season.

United could seek to fund their summer spending by selling unwanted forwards. Marcus Rashford is available for transfer and said this week that he would love to play with Lamine Yamal, while Barcelona have gone public in their interest in him.

Antony, after a successful loan spell at Real Betis, and Jadon Sancho, who is back at Old Trafford after Chelsea paid a £5m penalty clause to exercise their option not to buy him, are others United want to sell.

Mbeumo was asked about transfer speculation while attending the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, telling Sky Sports: “It is a bit new for me, I would say! I think it can be the life of a footballer and you need to accept it.

“It’s been my best season so far in the Premier League. And even collectively, I think we did play very good games. I think we’ve been unlucky to chase the Europe spot, but I think it’s been a fantastic season.”

United believe they have the edge over Spurs in the race to lure Mbeumo. But Spurs now have Frank in their corner – as well as Champions League football after beating United in the Europa League final – and Mbeumo lauded his former manager’s talents.

“He’s done so much for me, he literally trusted me from the start. I think he developed the team so well. He developed me as a human and a player as well. So I can only wish him all the best, and I’m sure he’s going to do well.

“I think he knows everything. He’s really smart. He knows where he wants to bring the team, how he wants to play. I think he’s been fantastic for Brentford. I think he’s going to [need] some time to adapt, obviously: [Champions League] games, more expectations, but I’m sure he’s going to do well.

“He knows how to talk to people. He knows how to build a group. And that’s why we’ve been playing so well.”