Despite finishing as low as 15th in the Premier League last season and missing out on every European competition, Manchester United's exciting summer transfer window could be set to continue amid reports that one target has made a shock U-turn.
Mbeumo set to undergo Man Utd medical
After submitting an offer in excess of £60m, Manchester United have taken a vital step closer to signing Mbeumo, who is now reportedly scheduled to undergo a medical at the club as early as next week. The Brentford forward, like Cunha, is a transformative signing for Ruben Amorim's frontline which was often found wanting last season.
Ahead of the biggest move of his career yet, Mbeumo has already received the backing of Manchester United legend Gary Neville, who spoke about the impact that both he and Cunha could make at Old Trafford.
He told Sky Sports: “[Man United] need players who are going to come in and hit the ground running. United has become a very difficult place for new signings to operate in the last ten years.
“Cunha and Mbeumo have obviously got Premier League experience. They’ve got plenty of games under their belt. [English football] is not new to them and actually they are the right type.
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He'd be a bigger signing than Mbeumo.
“When I watch Manchester United wide players, they have to be able to get from box-to-box quickly. They have to be able to run, to travel with and without the ball. Mbeumo and, to be fair Cunha, can do that."
Whilst the new attacking duo is no doubt impressive, INEOS may not be done there with incomings amid reports that one of their top targets has made a shock transfer U-turn.
Gyokeres now wants Man Utd move instead of Arsenal
In what could prove to be an almighty mistake, Arsenal's increasing interest for Benjamin Sesko has re-opened the door for INEOS to make their best move yet at Old Trafford.
The Gunners have been chasing both strikers for weeks, laying groundwork and weighing their options, but according to The Mirror, INEOS and Manchester United are in contact to sign Viktor Gyokeres and the Swede now believes that a move to the Red Devils is his best option this summer.
The Swede's departure from Sporting has become somewhat inevitable after his public spat with the Portuguese club and United should take full advantage of the forward's desire to reunite with former boss Amorim.
Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres kisses the trophy as he celebrate after winning the Taca de Portugal
The disagreement came to the fore when Sporting president Frederico Varandas accused Gyokeres' agent of falsely claiming that there had been a gentleman's agreement to sell the star striker for around £59m this summer. Instead, the Portuguese club have reportedly priced the Swede at as much as £86m - a price that his camp believe is too high to ensure a move in the coming months.
In today's market though, Sporting may argue that a player who scored 54 goals in 52 games last season is worth every penny of that £86m fee. Whether Manchester United share that sentiment and sign a player who Sporting boss Rui Borges dubbed "phenomenal" remains to be seen, however.