Bryan Mbeumo gets shock transfer instruction after Man United green light

Bryan Mbeumo gets shock transfer instruction after Man United green light

Manchester United latest transfer news as Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo has been given a stark warning with a move to Old Trafford 'edging closer and closer' this summer

Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford (Image: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images )

Bryan Mbeumo has been given a stark warning ahead of a proposed move to Manchester United this summer.

The Brentford frontman, who scored 20 and assisted seven in 38 Premier League games last season, has made Old Trafford his 'preferred destination' despite attracting interest from clubs around the world.

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United followed by submitting their opening bid for the Cameroon international, believed to total £55million comprising of a £45million fixed fee and £10million in add-ons.

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But according to Sky Sports, the west London club outright rejected the offer and value Mbeumo at over £60million —though both clubs are claimed to remain in negotiations.

A spanner has since been put in the works as reported interest of top flight rivals Tottenham Hotspur has emerged, with Daniel Levy 'close' to appointing Mbeumo's current manager Thomas Frank as Ange Postecoglou's successor.

Now an Arsenal legend has issued a strict instruction to the 25-year-old that has even left Spurs fans shocked.

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Perry Groves has admitted the player should join the North London club instead, telling talkSport: "Then you are looking at Manchester United who knows they need a centre forward, it has been reported that they are in for Bryan Mbeumo as well.

"If Manchester United come in for him and Spurs are in for Mbeumo, where do you think he goes.

"If that comes as a choice, football wise he should go to, it pains me to say it, he should go to Spurs because of Champions League football, and you want to play at the highest level.

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"But financially that is why Spurs are going to struggle to get to that, even with Antonio Conte, obviously Postecoglou had a bit of a moan about it, Jose Mourinho that next level, because all the top teams pay their top players £250,000 a week but Spurs are never going to do that."

United knew attracting players could prove a challenge this summer after missing out on Champions League football following the Europa League defeat to Spurs in Bilbao, and finishing 15th after a dismal Premier League campaign.

But with Mbeumo reportedly eyeing Manchester as his ideal next step, Ruben Amorim holds the cards on whether he will follow Matheus Cunha through the Old Trafford entrance door.

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