Manchester United may explore attacking additions in 2025 and one Premier League star is now on the radar.
Ruben Amorim has now had more than a month in charge of Manchester United and will have learned a lot about his squad.
Amorim certainly knows the scale of the job ahead of him now with United clearly lacking in many areas.
United still look flat in attack and we may see big changes in the final third.
Marcus Rashford is wanted by AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain have eyed Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirzkee has attracted interest in Italy.
If United do let all three players go, new recruits will be needed to turn United into an attacking force under Amorim.
Manchester United eyeing ‘top’ Premier League attacker
A centre forward may be a priority with Amorim keen on Viktor Gyokeres having worked together at Sporting.
Other attacking stars are wanted though with the Daily Star claiming that United are keen on Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo.
It’s suggested that Amorim is a ‘huge admirer’ of Mbeumo and wants to bring him to Old Trafford.
United are allegedly weighing up a £40million offer for Mbeumo, but the Bees will surely hold out for a much bigger fee.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has told West London Sport that Mbeumo is a ‘top player’ and will ‘play for a bigger club’ one day.
“He’s added another layer this year. Five goals in six is incredible plus he’s still creating chances and opportunities. He’s working so hard for the team,” said Frank.
“For me, he’s a top player. I’m convinced one day he will play for a bigger club; I will definitely buy him if I was at a bigger club. He’s very happy here. Maybe some players need to leave us one day, but a lot of the players here are very happy because we have a top environment with good people, staff and players,” he added.
We can’t see a deal being done this month, not only because of United’s lack of funds but also because Brentford won’t want to sell mid-season.
Mbeumo can play up front or on the right flank and Amorim allegedly sees that flexibility as a major asset.
Arsenal are keen too but United would be willing to triple his wages to £150,000-a-week in order to leave West London.
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Mbeumo has been in superb form this season, hitting 13 goals in 20 Premier League appearances.
The 25-year-old has become one of the Premier League’s top attackers and major interest is no great surprise.
United may hope to bring Mbeumo to Manchester but former defender Rio Ferdinand believes he will be heading elsewhere.
Speaking in December, Ferdinand stated on Rio Ferdinand Presents that he thinks Mbeumo will end up signing for Arsenal.
“I reckon Arsenal will buy him,” said Ferdinand as he discussed whether Mbeumo deserved to be in the Premier League Team of the Season so far.
United may have an upper hand here in that Mbeumo would be competing with Bukayo Saka at Arsenal.
That could leave him on the fringes of the Arsenal side whereas United may be more willing to give him a starring role.
That is something Mbeumo must consider if he wants to leave Brentford in 2025, with interest no doubt set to mount closer to summer.
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