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Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has warned INEOS that they could beryllium near with ‘egg connected their face’ if they neglect to motion Bryan Mbeumo.
The Cameroon planetary is wanted by United and reports past period suggested that idiosyncratic presumption betwixt some subordinate and nine had been agreed.
However, some Brentford and United are yet to scope an statement for Mbeumo, who has said he’d lone permission the Gtech Community Stadium for Old Trafford if helium does determination connected this summer.
United person lodged two offers for Mbeumo, with Brentford rejecting both, and Ruben Amorim’s broadside are present considering a 3rd successful their bid to person the Bees to sell.
Man Utd failing to lucifer Brentford's asking price
Brentford person acceptable a £65m asking terms for the 20-goal forward, and are not budging connected their valuation of the versatile attacker.
The westbound London broadside besides look the imaginable of losing Yoane Wissa, who has been linked with a determination to Tottenham, and the nine would beryllium reluctant to suffer the 2 strikers, who scored a combined 39 league goals past season, successful the aforesaid summer.
And Ferdinand is present disquieted that United could extremity up with ‘egg connected their face’ should the woody neglect to materialise.
Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo person some been linked with a summertime determination / Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images
Egg and Man Utd's look could beryllium successful alignment
“[Mbeumo] has told Tottenham, he’s told Brentford that helium lone wants to articulation Manchester United,” Ferdinand said connected his Rio Presents YouTube channel.
“So Man Utd and Brentford person to travel unneurotic and find a mode of… well, Man Utd person to find a mode of gathering Brentford’s valuation. I deliberation the connection is £55m with £7.5m add-ons. That doesn’t look to beryllium enough, maybe, for Brentford, but I deliberation Man Utd person to get this done.
“I deliberation it’s been successful the quality for acold excessively agelong to get to a concern wherever you get to the extremity of the model and it doesn’t happen.
“I deliberation that would beryllium a custard, ovum connected your look concern for Man United, unless they spell and get idiosyncratic else, different striker. Who person they got waiting successful the wings arsenic an alternative?
Rio Ferdinand is disquieted astir the Mbeumo woody / Photo: Getty Images
“We haven’t heard, really, immoderate different names that it seems to beryllium getting adjacent with. So, I’ll beryllium amazed if this woody doesn’t spell through, due to the fact that Man Utd person been adamant.
“It’s gone public, they’ve allowed that to happen, and they’re successful a presumption present wherever they’ve got to marque a determination to benignant of get this implicit the line.”
Ferdinand did adhd that helium afloat understands wherefore United are pushing to motion Mbeumo aft his memorable play successful the capital.
United person already signed Cunha this summertime / Photo: Getty Images
Brentford prima fits the bill
“He fits the measure for maine physically. He’s dynamic, scores goals successful the Premier League, knows the Premier League. Watch this space,” Ferdinand continued.
United person signed some Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon from Wolves and Cerro Porteno, respectively, this summer.
However, the hold implicit a factual determination for Mbeumo threatens to derail the club’s pre-season plans.
