Why Manchester United are confident of signing Bryan Mbeumo as attacking overhaul continues | OneFootball

Manchester United are interested in signing Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo and are confident he wants to move to Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim wants to make the 25-year-old his second summer signing, with Matheus Cunha set to complete a £62.5m move from Wolves when he returns from international duty with Brazil.

United are yet to agree a fee with Brentford for Mbeumo, who has attracted attention from Newcastle and could be valued at around £60m.

But Amorim has targeted the Cameroon international as he looks to add goals to a United side who only scored 44 times in the Premier League last season.

Cunha got 15 top-flight goals for Wolves while Mbeumo got a career-best tally of 20 for Brentford – a total only topped by Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak – last season, as well as seven assists.

A 2019 signing from Troyes, Mbeumo has scored 70 goals in 242 games for Brentford but is out of contract in 2026 and the Bees risk losing him on a free transfer if they do not sell him this summer.

United were also interested in Liam Delap as part of their attacking overhaul but the England Under-21 striker is set to join Chelsea instead.

United hope to fund some of their summer spending by selling unwanted players but Marcus Rashford, who is a target for Barcelona, is less likely to go to Aston Villa after they failed to qualify for the Champions League. Unai Emery had a £40m option to buy the Mancunian.