Man Utd transfer news: Brentford make Bryan Mbeumo demand amid £6m boost

Plenty of movement is expected at Manchester United this summer, with the Red Devils hoping to sign Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo and Jadon Sancho keen on a move to Juventus

Manchester United are set for a major reset this summer as they look to bounce back from their worst ever Premier League campaign. The Red Devils finished 15th last season and were also beaten 1-0 by Tottenham in the Europa League final.

Manager Ruben Amorim has been backed to turn things around and United have already strengthened their squad with the £62.5million addition of Matheus Cunha, while teenage full-back Diego Leon has also joined.

Plenty more incomings and outgoings are expected before the transfer window slams shut, with the likes of Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins both being targeted. Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Antony and Tyrell Malacia are all expected to complete permanent exits.

Here, Mirror Football takes a look at all the latest transfer news and rumours from in and around Old Trafford…

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Brentford hold firm

According to a report from the Standard, Brentford have refused to lower their £63m asking price for Bryan Mbeumo.

Mbeumo is keen on a move to Manchester United this summer, but Brentford have already rejected two bids for the forward. United’s last bid was worth an initial £55m plus £7.5m in add-ons and Brentford are said to want more than the £62.5m the Red Devils paid Wolves for Matheus Cunha.

“He had a fantastic season,” Brentford’s director of football Phil Giles recently said when asked about Mbeumo’s future. “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.”

Sancho asking price

Manchester United are reportedly demanding £25m for Jadon Sancho this summer, with the winger expected to complete a permanent exit after spending last season on loan at Chelsea.

The Blues paid a £5m penalty fee to avoid signing Sancho permanently after he produced just eight goal contributions in 31 appearances in the Premier League. According to Corriere dello Sport, Juventus are ready to offer Sancho a fresh start.

And the report states that United want around £25m to sell the forward, who is said to be keen on a move to Italy.

£6m boost

Newcastle have made an improved £55m bid for former Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga, according to the Mail.

Elanga joined Nottingham Forest from United in 2023 and the report claims that the Red Devils will be owed around £15 per cent of the profits made if the winger is sold. Should Forest accept Newcastle’s bid, United will receive £6m.

Elanga enjoyed an impressive campaign last season, producing 17 goal contributions in 38 Premier League appearances for Forest as they finished seventh and qualified for Europe for the first time in almost 30 years.

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