Manchester United might have given themselves a £120m problem

There is just over a month to go until Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States.

United are scheduled to fly out to the US for the Premier League Summer Series in five weeks' time and the clock is ticking in their attempts to get new players signed in time to bag a place on the plane.

United will face West Ham United, Bournemouth and Everton in the US, with their tour opener against the Hammers on July 27. Either side of the tour, the Reds will face Leeds United in Norway and Italian side Fiorentina at Old Trafford.

In an ideal world, United would love to have the bulk of their business wrapped up before crossing the Atlantic. In reality, that is unlikely to be the case.

Last summer, for example, United completed three of their five summer signings after the tour. Only Leny Yoro went to the US after Joshua Zirkzee was granted a period of leave after representing the Netherlands at the European Championship in Germany earlier in the summer.

Matheus Cunha is United's only new addition so far this summer after recently arriving from Wolves for £62.5million, but the club is hopeful of adding Bryan Mbeumo to the dressing room sooner rather than later.

The Brentford star, despite also attracting interest from Tottenham Hotspur, has told confidants that his preferred destination is Old Trafford. United saw an opening offer of £45million plus £10m in add-ons turned down earlier this month, but talks between the two clubs remain open.

United would like to sign the Cameroonian, who scored 20 Premier League goals in 2024/25, by the time pre-season starts in early-July, meaning United are in a battle against the clock to get him through the door.

Signing Mbeumo would add another piece to United's jigsaw. They have