Manchester United’s Mbeumo push stalls after Brentford raise price towards £70m

Jim Ratcliffe is intent on not being pushed into paying more than his club’s £65m valuation of the forward.

MBEUMO'S WAY: Manchester United’s push to buy Bryan Mbeumo has stalled after Brentford raised their valuation to closer to £70m.

Manchester United’s push to buy Bryan Mbeumo has stalled after Brentford raised their valuation to closer to £70m, with Jim Ratcliffe intent on not being pushed into paying more than his club’s £65m valuation of the forward.

Mbeumo has told Brentford he wants to join United and at the end of June, Ratcliffe and Jason Wilcox, his director of football, believed a £65m package would land the 25-year-old. Brentford also privately indicated a medical was expected imminently.