Tottenham ‘to agree Bryan Mbeumo deal’ after £70m transfer bid
Thomas Frank is already looking to purge his former club and bring Bryan Mbuemo to Tottenham.
No sooner has the Dane arrived through the doors at Spurs than he has looked to raid Brentford for some of their star players.
Nathan Collins has been linked with a move to Tottenham to replace the likely-outgoing Cristian Romero, but Mbuemo is top of Frank’s shopping list.
The Cameroon international has had interest from Manchester United, with whom Daniel Levy is locked in a feud, but the Spurs chairman looks set for another victory over the Red Devils.
Tottenham have bid £70million for Mbeumo
Mbeumo’s links to Tottenham were gathering pace even before Frank signed, with the Daily Mirror (13 June) now reporting that Spurs have launched a £70million bid for the 25-year-old.
The former France Under-21 international recorded his best-ever return this season, bagging 20 goals and eight assists as he emerged as one of the top-flight’s most imperious right-sided forwards.
Levy was thought to be put off by Manchester United’s contract offer to Mbeumo, but Frank’s arrival could be used to leverage a more reasonable salary to fit in with the wage structure in North London.
Ex-Spurs scout Bryan King – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – believes that Tottenham can agree a deal due to Mbuemo’s familiarity with both London and the coaching staff.
“It would be a similar deal to what United were trying to agree,” King said.
“For Mbeumo, it will be easier to move to the other side of London than to Manchester, and he’d be working with a staff and manager he knows. All that will change is the colour of his shirt.
“I’m sure Tottenham can agree a deal without any doubt.”
Levy is showing he is ready to back Frank
Levy has taken his fair share of criticism in the last six months, from the decision to sack Ange Postecoglou to the accusations that the Australian’s dismissal was a failure on the chairman’s behalf to back him appropriately.
Dominic Solanke and James Maddison were arguably the only two established players to arrive in their prime during Postecoglou’s two-year tenure, but Frank could be close to getting one within his first week in charge.
It would point towards both a change in transfer strategy and a belief from the Spurs chairman in Frank’s prospects in North London.