Preparing to spend big once again this summer, INEOS are now preparing to offer £13m-a-year in contract negotiations with one of their summer targets in the hope of luring him to Manchester United.
INEOS spending big despite financial cuts
Across the last 12 months, a lot has been made about Manchester United's financial situation. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reiterated that any job cuts or attempt to lower the Red Devils' budget off the pitch have been necessary for the club to maintain itself. And after Manchester United missed out on Champions League qualification by losing against Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final, more staff were informed about their redundancy.
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It was always difficult to guess just how Manchester United would spend this summer. The redundancies and lack of Champions League football, or European football at all for that matter, suggested that they would need to sell big before they even consider spending.
Yet, in one of the earliest deals of the window, INEOS have already spent big to trigger Matheus Cunha's £63m release clause and reports have since arrived which give a glimpse as to how the Manchester club have already spent such an impressive fee.
As The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell revealed, Manchester United's revenue is up and their wage bill is down from what it was, with Ratcliffe's ruthless redundancies contributing to that.
It means that, even after Cunha, those at Old Trafford still have room to spend and have already set their sights on their next target to do exactly that in the coming weeks.
INEOS preparing stunning £13m-a-year Mbeumo offer
According to The Mirror, INEOS are now preparing to offer Bryan Mbeumo a contract worth £13m-a-year to join Manchester United this summer in what would be five times more than the £50,000-a-week he currently earns at Brentford.
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What's more, Ratcliffe and co. are also reportedly preparing to table a £60m offer to convince Brentford to sell their star man this summer - taking their spend to £123m in the space of just a few weeks.
Mbeumo only wants Manchester United, who are set to offer him a staggering £250,000-a-week to complete a summer switch. Whether the forward is worth such a price is the big question and one that many will disagree on.
Man Utd's highest earners with Mbeumo Salary P/W
Casemiro £350,000
Bruno Fernandes £300,000
Mason Mount £250,000
Bryan Mbeumo £250,000
Matthijs de Ligt £195,000
Whilst some may disagree with Manchester United's reported decision, the stats don't lie. The Brentford forward hit the 20-goal mark last season and that alone should be enough to put him amongst the Red Devils' highest earners.
Dubbed "incredible" by Brentford boss Thomas Frank last season, Mbeumo looks destined to become Manchester United's second big-money signing of the summer.