Tottenham are not giving up hope of signing Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo this summer, amid strong interest from Manchester United, journalist Duncan Castles has suggested.
Despite suggestions that the Cameroonian forward’s preference is to join Man United and move to Old Trafford, Castles believes Mbeumo has not yet closed the door entirely on a potential reunion with Thomas Frank in North London.
Spurs’ chances would reportedly be boosted should they get closer to Brentford’s valuation of the 25-year-old winger, while Mbeumo also has his own reasons why a move to Tottenham could potentially be more appealing.
It would allow him to stay in London for the foreseeable future and continue playing under Frank, who signed Mbeumo for Brentford from French club Troyes back in 2019.
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Despite strong interest from Man United
Castles, speaking on the Transfers Podcast, revealed that Mbeumo has not yet made his mind up over his next summer move, with Tottenham retaining hope of a potential reunion with Frank amid Man United interest:
“The indication from Manchester United was that Mbeumo had chosen to move there, that he verbally told them that his preference was to move there.
“I'm not hearing exactly the same on that there. I think there is a good chance that Mbeumo, should Tottenham, in particular, get to the price that Brentford are asking, that he might choose Tottenham ahead of Manchester United.
“And there are a couple of obvious reasons for that. One is, it allows him to stay in London, and, secondly, allows them to carry on playing for Thomas Frank, who has joined Tottenham as the replacement for Ange Postecoglou.”
Mbeumo enjoyed a career-best Premier League campaign under Frank last season, scoring 20 goals and providing eight assists in 38 appearances for Brentford.
The 'insane' Cameroonian is now expected to leave with a year left on his contract, although the Bees hold an option to extend it by another 12 months, until June 2027.
Man United are believed to have earmarked Mbeumo as their priority forward target and are eyeing him for a starting spot in Ruben Amorim’s XI next season.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have also placed the signing of a new winger at the top of their agenda, with West Ham ace Mohammed Kudus emerging as another option.
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