‘As soon as possible’ - Romano provides Mbeumo to Man Utd state of play

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 9 Jul 2025 12:38 BST
4 min read

Fabrizio Romano has offered the state of play of Bryan Mbeumo's stalled move to Manchester United.

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United have been in negotiations for Mbeumo for several weeks now but have had two offers rejected by Brentford.

Current ETV

Bryan Mbeumo

F (CR), M (R)

Brentford

Bryan Mbeumo

F (CR), M (R)

Brentford

ETV Range

€51.5M - €62.9M

Mbeumo has already agreed personal terms with United but there have been concerns over the lack of progress on agreeing a transfer fee.

Romano insists that conversations are still ongoing and that United are determined to wrap up the transfer as soon as possible.

What did Romano say?

"Manchester United keep working on Bryan Mbeumo," Romano said on his YouTube channel.

"We have heard many things about Javi Guerra, about Dominic Calvert-Lewin, United's focus on the transfer window in this moment is to close the deal on Bryan Mbeumo.

"United want him, Ruben Amorim wants him, and the player is waiting for them.

"To respect the player they want to get the deal done as soon as possible.

"United are on it, conversations are ongoing."

FootballTransfers revealed recentlythat United had a second €73 million bid for Brentford star Mbeumo rejected.

Duncan Castles, speaking to the Transfers Podcast in conjunction with FootballTransfers, explained that Brentford are steadfastly sticking to the €82m demand that they laid out to the Red Devils at the beginning of their negotiations.

Speaking on the episode of the Transfers Podcast, he explained: “Manchester United’s offer for Mbeumo has not reached the level that Brentford expect. There’s been a fair bit of reporting on this again over the last week, with people saying an agreement is in place and a medical has been pencilled in.

“The guidance I have is that this is not the case. The current offer from Manchester United, the realistic value – i.e. the guaranteed fee plus the bonuses that could realistically be triggered over his career at the club – is over £60m.

“However, Brentford have had an asking price from the beginning that they want £70m guaranteed for the player. And so far they haven’t shifted from that line.”

Mbeumo has already agreed personal terms for a contract until 2030 with the option of another year until 2031.

Mbeumo enjoyed a superb 2024-25 season, scoring 20 goals and providing eight assists.

Ruben Amorim plans to play Mbeumo behind a striker, but he can also feature out wide and as a centre-forward.

Man Utd have already confirmed the signing of Matheus Cunha for a whopping €74 million, with the Brazilian expected to occupy one of the two No.10 positions in Ruben Amorim's side.

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