It can't be you! Manchester United, which is not daunted by two rebuffings, has been scrambling to recruit Mboumo
Jul 02, 2025
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British media Give Me Sports continued to negotiate on the 1st (Korea time) 'Manchester United to recruit Mbömo. They are actively seeking to reach an agreement with Brentford,' he said, reporting on Manchester United's 'Three Gorges'.
Manchester United, led by head coach Hoobeng Amorim, faced a disastrous result last season. It fell to 15th place in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season, and did not leave any significant results in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. In the UEFA Europa League (UEL), which was the last hope, he struggled to reach the final, but lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 to remain in second place.
If you don't win, there's no point. The faded title of runner-up is all. On the contrary, Tottenham ranked 17th in the EPL, the worst performance in the club's history, but by winning the Europa League, they will confidently advance to the UEFA Champions League next season.
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In this judgment, Manchester United made winger Mboumo, a former Cameroonian national team player, the top target in the summer transfer market. Mbommo appeared in 49 official games in the 2020-2021 season at Brentford, helping the team to advance by scoring eight goals and 11 assists. He then achieved double-digit attack points for three consecutive EPL seasons from the 2021-2022 season.
In particular, he ranked fourth in scoring with 20 EPL goals in the 2024-2025 season. In name and reality, it has established itself as the top EPL striker. It is natural that Manchester United has targeted Mbomo for recruitment.
However, Manchester United's recruitment of Mbomo is not easy. At the beginning of the transfer window, he met Tottenham Hotspur's powerful hijacking attempt. Tottenham recruited Thomas Frank, who picked Mboumo from Brentford and raised him as a top EPL striker, and attempted to recruit Mboumo using the manager's network and financial power.
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But a second ordeal remained. It is the situation that has not been able to narrow the difference of opinion on the transfer fee with Brentford. Brentford are known to want at least 65 million pounds (about 120.5 billion won) for Mbomo's transfer fee. Manchester United offered up to £10 million as an additional bonus for the first £45 million transfer, but it was immediately rejected.
Manchester United then sent a second offer. The BBC, a British public broadcaster, reported on the 28th that Manchester United, which acquired Matheus Cunha for 62.5 million pounds (about 117 billion won), offered up to 62.5 million pounds to recruit Mbömo. This is the sum of £55 million in basic transfer fee plus £7.5 million in additional bonuses. However, Brentford rejected even Manchester United's second offer.
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Fabrizio Romano, a first-tier European transfer market reporter, said on his YouTube channel that `Manchester United continue to be in contact with Brentford. It is not yet in a Here we go situation, but Manchester United continues to negotiate in an optimistic atmosphere, he said. Attention is focusing on whether Manchester United will be able to win Brentford's approval. Romano predicts that results will be available sometime next week.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
