Manchester United need to do something they have not done in the transfer market for six years

The longer it takes Manchester United to sell their unwanted players, the longer it is going to take for Ruben Amorim to add fresh faces to his squad.

After signing Matheus Cunha last month, progress has slowed on the transfer front at Old Trafford. United have become bogged down in negotiations with Brentford over signing Bryan Mbeumo and an increasing number of supporters are becoming concerned.

United finished 15th in the Premier League last season and know their best hope of avoiding a repeat of that in 2025/26 is by strengthening their armoury in this summer's transfer window.

The Reds have prioritised strengthening their attack this summer and the addition of Cunha last month was their way of putting down an early marker. He scored 17 goals for Wolves last season and cost United £62.5million.

Before Cunha had even finalised his switch to M16, United had tabled an opening offer for Mbeumo. After seeing their £55m offer knocked back, United returned with a second bid just over a fortnight ago, understood to be in excess of £60m.

However, Brentford are standing firm and United are yet to reach their valuation of the Cameroonian. Mbeumo is becoming frustrated at the length of time negotiations are taking as he is prioritising a move to Old Trafford this summer.

In addition to wanting to sign Mbeumo, United also want to sign an out-and-out centre-forward. The addition of a proven goalscorer this summer is paramount after ending last season's Premier League campaign with a negative goal difference of -10.

Having signed Cunha and setting their sights on Mbeumo, getting an established No.9 through the door would be the cherry on the icing on the cake for United. The elephant in the room, however, is that they are reliant