Brentford will only allow one of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa to leave this summer amid interest from Tottenham Hotspur, sources have told Football Insider.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed what sources have told him about Tottenham‘s attempts to sign the Bees frontman.
Mbeumo is finally on the verge of joining Manchester United as they edge closer to meeting Brentford’s £65million asking price, but Wissa has also attracted interest after 19 Premier League goals last season.
Former Tottenham scout Mick Brown told Football Insider last month that Thomas Frank wants to bring Wissa to North London after his own move to Spurs, but the Bees will fight tooth and nail to retain him.
Sources have told Football Insider that Brentford are in no mood to lose both Mbeumo and Wissa this summer, and Keith Andrews is unlikely to sanction a transfer for the latter despite Tottenham’s interest.
Brentford to block Tottenham approaches amid Wissa stance
Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider on 11 July that Tottenham are planning to sign Wissa as part of a £200m spending spree, having missed out on Mbeumo ahead of his move to Man United.
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Speaking on the new Inside Track, O’Rourke said that Brentford would have a sizeable task on their hands to replace both Mbeumo and Wissa this summer, and as a result will block any bids for the latter.
“I can’t see Brentford letting both [Mbeumo and Wissa] go, they’d be huge players to try and replace”, he told Football Insider.
“They are the main goalscoring duo, so to lose both would be a hammer blow to Keith Andrews and everybody connected to Brentford.
“Thomas Frank is a big admirer of Wissa and would like to be reunited with him at Tottenham, but I just think Brentford will probably dig their heels in and ensure at least one of them stays put.”
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With 19 and 20 goals respectively, Wissa and Mbeumo made up 59 per cent of the Bees’ Premier League tally last season, and losing both would leave Andrews with an even bigger task of rebuilding Brentford.
The new Brentford boss has already seen Mark Flekken, Ben Mee and most recently Christian Norgaard depart the club ahead of his very first season in management, with Mbeumo’s exit also in the pipeline.