Manchester United are said to be still confident of signing Bryan Mbeumo this summer transfer window, despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
Brentford turned down a £55million opening offer from Man Utd, earlier this month, but a second bid has yet to happen. Interest from Spurs is emerging in the meantime after appointing Thomas Frank as their new head coach as the replacement for Ange Postecoglou - who they relieved of his duties.
Antoine Semenyo, Eberechi Eze, Mbeumo, Tyler Dibling and Yoane Wissa are all of interest to Tottenham.
Man Utd also reputedly admire many of those same attacking players.
None more so than Mbeumo and that feeling is stated to be mutual. Our colleagues at The Manchester Evening News report that the player has told confidants the only move he wants is to Man Utd.
Their goalkeeper, Andre Onana - who plays alongside Mbeumo for the Cameroon national team - is even said to have advised his compatriot to join the club. That has reputedly played a role in swaying the forward.
They, though, acknowledge Spurs are aggressively pursuing the player, undeterred by not being regarded as the frontrunners despite the presence of Frank. Their sources claim that Tottenham are "going hard" for Mbeumo and suggest the north London club are even willing to offer him a higher salary than Man Utd.
The player fielded questions about his future while attending the Canadian Grand Prix.
"It [transfer speculation] is a bit new for me, I would say," Mbeumo said to Sky Sports. "I think it can be the life of a footballer, so you need to accept it."
Asked about Frank, he said: "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 can only wish him all the best, and I'm sure he's going to do well."