Manchester United is relaxed about their pursuit of Bryan Mbeumo, despite being aware of the interest of Tottenham in the Brentford attacker.
Sky Sports News revealed last Friday that Spurs had held first conversations with Brentford for the 25-year-old.
Mbeumo is supposed to be intrigued by Spurs, who have just appointed his former boss Thomas Frank, but one source has told Sky Sports News that he tends to United.
United is expected to go back with another offer for Mbeumo after their first bid worth up to £ 55 million. It is still to be seen whether Tottenham will succeed or continue their first conversations to Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo.
Brentford Value Mbeumo, who effectively has two years about his deal, in more than £ 60 million and are willing to listen to offers.
United has other goals in the position of Mbeumo, including Semenyo, and have their own values ​​in mind for both players.
What do the statistics say?
Sky Sports Data Editor Adam Smith:
Bryan Mbeumo scored 20 goals in the Premier League last season to help Brentford secure a top half finish – only three players scored more.
He also noted seven assists, but should have registered more, in which he had clocked a competition-top 9.26 expected assists during the campaign at least to deliver a table cross.
Moreover, only two players have matched more distance or tried more sprints for the season, making him one of the most difficult graveters in the competition. It also offers a serious pace – clocking the fourth fastest speed at 36.63 km/h.
Only Mohamed Salah collected more form points than Mbeumo, according to the Sky Sports Power Rankings.
Factoring In decisive goals or assists that changed the results of competitions, 27 target contributions earned Brentford 22 points – equal to 40 percent of the bees season.
Mbeumo can also make something from scratch. According to expected goals (XG), he scored almost eight goals more than the quality of the opportunities that were presented to him last season – more than any other player in the Premier League.