Manchester United continue to push for Bryan Mbeumo after seeing two bids rejected but other recent transfer activity has made Brentford consider ramping up their valuation
Bryan Mbeumo's Man Utd move has hit a stalemate with Brentford not moving on their demands
Bryan Mbeumo's Man Utd move has hit a stalemate with Brentford not moving on their demands
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Brentford believe they may have undervalued Bryan Mbeumo at £63million after seeing several other offers and valuations around the Premier League with Manchester United still circling for their star man.
The Bees have already rejected two offers for their leading light, who scored 20 times in the top flight last term. The west Londoners have shown themselves willing to sell their top talent, but only once they received the appropriate fee and they've held firm so far.
They want just over £60m before they consider letting Mbeumo leave. United are yet to hit that figure and the Bees could still ask for more after seeing other clubs conducted their transfer activity.
Newcastle have seen a £55m offer for Anthony Elanga accepted by Nottingham Forest. There is also continued talk of a possible switch for Noni Madueke, who could leave Chelsea for Arsenal, but only for more than £50m.
The Evening Standard reports that Brentford have been encouraged by the fees touted for Madueke and Elanga, who both were less productive in the final third last term, which underlines their view that their valuation is not only fair but may even be lower than market value.
Last summer it was Ivan Toney who left Brentford, heading for Saudi Arabia, and Mbeumo stepped up impressively with him gone. The Cameroon international has scored against the Manchester outfit but is now keen to join them in the coming weeks.
Mbeumo has made clear he wants to move to Old Trafford and he would massively benefit financially with his wages skyrocketing if he did make the switch. Brentford have stood firm though and are open to other clubs making offers for their forward as they look to maximise profits.
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So far Matheus Cunha is the only new face in arrive on the red side of Manchester and Brentford chief Phil Giles has confessed he can still see a scenario where Mbeumo remains in the capital.
The sporting director said: "He had a fantastic season. We expected big interest in him, we have had big interest in him. He has his ideas about where he wants to take his career. He is well within his rights to do that. It is not impossible he is still a Brentford player next season if we agree he is going to stay."
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