Man United hold 'talks' for perfect Ruben Amorim transfer as £84m signing 'swerved'

Manchester United will be forced to start from square one this summer after recording their worst season in 51 years. United finished 15th in the Premier League and without any silverware for the first time in three seasons.

Sunday's win over Aston Villa was Ruben Amorim side's first win since the 3-0 victory at Leicester City in March. Plenty of work needs to be done in the transfer market for United to return to the pinnacle of English and European football.

A new-look attack is expected to be the priority for Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox with a new midfielder and goalkeeper all on their radar. Much has been made of the need to back Amorim for the start of the 2025/26 season.

With that in mind, the Manchester Evening Newstakes a look at the latest transfer news ahead of the start of the transfer window...

Whilst a centre-forward who can be the linchpin of United's attack is the number one priority, players to play-off him are just as important. In Amorim's system, the two attacking midfielders are important and bringing in a gamechanger in that position is vital.

According to talkSPORT, United have held talks with Bryan Mbeumo over a possible move to Old Trafford having been linked with a move to the club during the last few transfer windows. The 25-year-old scored 20 goals and provided another seven assists in an impressive season for the Bees.

He will enter the final year of his contract at Brentford in June so this summer could be the final chance for them to cash-in on him. A fee of £50million has been touted and Thomas Frank has already hinted that the club are a selling club.

MEN Sport's Josh Holland says: "I think Mbeumo would be a perfect signing for United and Amorim. One of the things the club has to get