Manchester United have been forced back to the drawing board after they had an improved bid worth up to £62.5m (Approximately Sh11.08 billion) for Bryan Mbeumo rejected by Brentford.

The details of the bid were as follows, the BBC reported, with United having placed a bid £55m plus £7.5m in add-ons for the 25-year-old forward. They also had a bid of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons for the Cameroon forward, turned down earlier this month.

United are looking to add goals to their side, having already signed forward Matheus Cunha from Wolves for the same £62.5m.

Sources quoted by the BBC have suggested Brentford would want at least the same fee as Wolves have received for Cunha up front before they agree to the sale of a player who still has a year left on his contract.

Mbeumo scored a career-best 20 goals for Brentford last season and contributed nine assists, a tally that has left United salivating for the forward, who they feel is an upgrade on their current options.

United may face competition from elsewhere, with new Tottenham manager Thomas Frank keen to be reunited with Mbeumo, while there has also been interest from other Champions League clubs.

According to transfer fixer Fabrizio Romano, the forward however, is only keen on joining United, complicating matters for Brentford who are keen to sell at the highest price point possible.

"The negotiations for Bryan Mbeumo to Man United remain open," he said on his X page.

"Man United and Brentford discussing structure of the deal. United remain confident as Mbeumo informed all parties three days ago his clear desire, Manchester United," he reported Saturday.

Mbeumo is likely to miss four weeks of the 2025-26 campaign because of Cameroon's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Cameroon play Gabon in their opening group game on 24 December.

The forward joined Brentford from French club Troyes in 2019, when the Bees were still in the Championship. He has scored 70 goals in 242 appearances in all competitions, helping the west London club earn promotion to the top flight in 2021.