Tottenham could thunder back into the race for Bryan Mbeumo, with a fresh report suggesting that Manchester United may soon be forced to call off their pursuit of the Brentford star.
It has been widely reported that Mbeumo’s number one choice is to join Man United, which is why Tottenham Hotspur had admitted defeat in their pursuit of the 25-year-old.
In fact, it was even claimed a little over a week ago that Mbeumo had personally told Thomas Frank that he only wanted to join Man United.
That appeared to be the catalyst for Spurs pushing ahead with a deal to land Mohammed Kudus from West Ham, but it turns out that the Lilywhites may have renewed hope of landing the Bees star.
Tottenham could be offered Bryan Mbeumo lifeline as Manchester United fall short
TEAMtalk now point out that it has now been a month since the Brentford star expressed a preference to move to Old Trafford and United had imposed a deadline of July 7 for the deal so that the 25-year-old could join the squad at the start of pre-season.
However, the deadline has now passed and the Manchester club have not been able to strike a deal with Brentford, who have turned down two bids from the Red Devils, the latest one being worth £62.5m.
The Bees are holding out for £65m for Mbeumo and want a large portion of the downpayment made upfront, but United may not be able to oblige.
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Given that money is tight in Old Trafford and they have not managed to sell some of their deadwood, they might be forced to walk away from the deal.
The report claims that Ruben Amorim’s men could decide to prioritise a move for a number nine instead, and this might open the door for Tottenham to be back in the race for Mbeumo.
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It has been widely reported over recent days that Tottenham are extremely keen on getting a deal for Kudus over the line.
According to some sources, Paratici believes that Thomas Frank can turn Kudus into a world star, with the Italian being a big admirer of the former Ajax winger.
However, it was reported two weeks ago Daniel Levy was doing all he could to land Mbeumo, whose signing Frank had requested to the Spurs chairman.
It would thus be interesting to see if the North Londoners abandon their pursuit of Kudus and go back in for the Brentford star if United do end their interest.