Manchester United closed the signing of Bryan Mbeumo last week in a deal with a value of a maximum of £ 71 million and Ruben Amorim's side continues to their next priority objective
New Manchester United -star Bryan Mbeumo has already approved their move for Ollie Watkins – which could be the own MO Salah of the Red Devils. Watkins, 29, played together with Mbeumo for the then champion side Brentford in the 2019-2020 season.
The couple scored a combined 40 goals, because the bees missed promotion to the Premier League and the play-off final lost to Fulham. Now United wants to reunite the duo, because Mirror Football understands that Watkins has become the top goal of the Red Devils in their pursuit of a new striker.
Aston Villa is private that Watkins is not for sale for every price, but United believes that a deal can be closed for between £ 40 million and £ 45 million. That would be considerably less than the £ 71 million that Ruben Amorim's side agreed to pay Brentford for Mbeumo earlier this month.
The 25-year-old is a big fan of Watkins and compares him with Salah during an interview with Sky Sports in 2020. At that time three in front of Brentford, including the aforementioned Benrahma, were compared to the iconic trio of the famous Liverpool of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.
“Said would be Roberto Firmino, very offensive, a good Finisher,” Mbeumo explained. “I think it would be difficult to say who is who is under Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, but I would probably be a mane and Ollie would be Salah.”
Watkins was flattered by the comparisons and said: “They are incredible, some of the best in the world and it is nice to always be compared to players of that shape. But I feel that we are compared to every front three who score many goals.”
That summer, Brentford sold Watkins to Villa in a deal with a value of a maximum of £ 33 million and he scored 87 goals for five seasons. The proven state record of the English international in the Premier League has seen him rise to the top of the Shortlist of United.
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However, the Red Devils have alternatives, including Benjamin Sesko and Randal Kolo Muani. Sales will be important to get a deal for every striker, where United still spends on the majority of Amorim's five-man 'BUMPPLOG' that did not travel during their pre-season tour by the US.
Marcus Rashford has joined Barcelona with an option to buy, while Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia stay in the club. Old Trafford Chiefs are also open to the sale of Rasmus Hojlund, who was a target for Inter Milan before they turned to Parma striker Ange-Yoan Bonny.