Manchester United have spent more than 45 days trying to agree a fee for Bryan Mbeumo and now there have been steps toward an agreement.
The story of the summer so far has been Bryan Mbeumo to Old Trafford.
The devastating talent who currently plays for Brentford became Manchester United’s number one target this summer following the rapid addition of Matheus Cunha on June 1st.
United have been engaged in Mbeumo talks for over a month, with two bids being rejected including the latest one which was valued at around £63m.
However, United remain confident of taking Mbeumo on the US tour later this month as talks continue.
There is thought to be a considerable gap between United and Brentford right now, which has led to alternatives being discussed in the fanbase.
But now a domino has fallen which indicates that Brentford may have found their replacement.
Omari Hutchinson holding U21 European Championship trophy.
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Brentford submit offer for Omari Hutchinson
Brentford’s current record signing is £28.6m for Igor Thiago last summer, which makes the bid submitted to sign a potential Mbeumo replacement a huge statement.
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It was claimed earlier this week that Brentford identified Omari Hutchinson as their Mbeumo replacement with the Ipswich star looking to step into the Premier League again.
According to Daily Mail journalist Tom Collomosse, Brentford have now made their approach for Hutchinson.
The X post revealed that the Bees had offered £35m to Ipswich for Hutchinson, with the journalist believing that this would trigger the release clause of the 21-year-old.
However, The Athletic have previously claimed that the release clause expired on July 15, while news of the bid comes early on the 16th. There is a chance that the bid was made in time, and we will soon find out.
Hutchinson may have been an Mbeumo alternative for United, but Brentford making a move all but certainly will see the Cameroon international finally move to the Red Devils.
Manchester United finally making progress for Bryan Mbeumo
Given the bid for Hutchinson breaks their transfer record by £7m, the fee is surely with knowledge of a large sum coming in over the next few days.
This could represent progress in the bid to sign Mbeumo with Brentford asking to be allowed to arrange his replacement prior to the transfer going through.
Mbeumo has been dreaming of a United move and Ineos have let him down with these slow negotiations as he should be in pre-season right now, but as long as the club can get him through the doors this week then there will to a degree be damage limitation.
Dominos are now falling for the deal to go ahead and it is about time.
Hopefully this all falls into place quickly so United can move on in the market.