Tottenham Hotspur are now making serious efforts to bring Bryan Mbeumo to North London, but Manchester United are now preparing a response to clinch the deal ahead of the Lilywhites.
Since Thomas Frank was confirmed as the Spurs head coach a few days ago, the speculation linking the Brentford forward with a move to N17 has intensified considerably.
Transfer market expert Graeme Bailey said recently that Man United are now facing a serious challenge from Tottenham for Mbeumo, with a move to Spurs now emerging as a genuine option for the 25-year-old.
Various sources over recent days have claimed that Spurs are willing to outbid Man United for Mbeumo, thus posing a serious problem for the Red Devils.
Manchester United want to beat Tottenham to Bryan Mbeumo
Sky Sports have now backed up what we have heard from other sources about Tottenham Hotspur stepping up their interest in the Cameroon international after United’s initial £55m bid was turned down by Brentford.
They say that Spurs have held discussions with the Bees regarding a deal for Mbeumo, with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium intriguing the forward following the arrival of Frank.
However, the outlet makes it clear that the player is still leaning towards a move to Old Trafford at the moment.
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They also say that Ruben Amorim’s men are now ready to step up their pursuit of Mbeumo and are expected to return with an improved offer of more than £60m for him.
Are Brentford using Spurs interest to their advantage?
The one worry for Tottenham is that Mbeumo’s representatives might be leveraging their transfer interest to get a better deal from the Red Devils and Brentford might be doing the same to get a bigger transfer fee.
Given that all sources continue to say that a move to Manchester is the forward’s preference, there is a chance that the Lilywhites might be wasting their time in this transfer pursuit.
One would expect Spurs to swiftly move on to other alternatives over the coming days if they get the sense that they are unlikely to clinch the Mbeumo deal.