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Man Utd Edge Closer to £65m Mbeumo Deal Ahead of US Pre-season Tour

Optimism Building at Old Trafford

Manchester United are quietly confident of securing a deal for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo, with hopes high that he will join their squad ahead of their pre-season tour in the United States, according to Sky Sports. Talks are said to be progressing with what has been described as “cautious optimism” within the club.

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United open their tour with a match against West Ham in New Jersey on 26 July. Club officials are working to finalise negotiations swiftly to integrate the forward into the squad before departure.

Fee Structure Still a Sticking Point

The reported £65 million valuation remains the primary hurdle, with Brentford understood to be pushing for the majority, if not all, of the payment up front. While United are close to that figure, the structure of the deal is still under discussion.

Personal terms are believed to have been agreed in principle. Mbeumo, it is understood, has his heart set on a move to Old Trafford and is not entertaining offers from elsewhere.

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Brentford Hold Firm

Brentford are under no pressure to sell and sporting director Phil Giles has confirmed that the player would remain content in West London if a move does not come together. “It has to be right for Brentford,” he told Sky Sports News last week, reiterating that the club will not compromise on their valuation.

For United, this would represent not just another signing, but a potential statement of intent under the Ineos-led transfer committee’s refined summer strategy.

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Mbeumo is direct, tenacious and versatile, and he fits the mould of what Ruben Amorim appears to be building, a fluid front line capable of interchanging and pressing aggressively.

To hear that personal terms are already in place shows how seriously the player wants the move. This isn’t about money or leveraging for a better deal elsewhere. Mbeumo wants United, and that matters. “He only wants to move to United,” as reported, says it all. That’s the kind of hunger fans admire.

It also sends a message to the rest of the league. This is a club not just speculating, but acting. Sorting the structure of the deal is just the final hurdle. If United can get this across the line before the US tour, it gives them a proper run at bedding him in before the real action begins.

For a fan base craving energy, efficiency and end product from the flanks, this could be one of the most exciting moves of the summer.