The agonisingly long Bryan Mbeumo (£8.0m) transfer saga is finally over: the Cameroon international has joined Manchester United from Brentford for an initial £65m. That could rise to £71m.
It’s an eye-watering fee but the Red Devils are gaining one of last season’s leading players, an individual who racked up 236 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) points during 2024/25.
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Securing Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha (£8.0m) is promising, as Ruben Amorim’s attempts to stop the rot that had them both trophyless and down in 15th place.
So, will the almost 26-year-old successfully adapt to new surroundings and remain a top FPL asset?
We’ll take a look during this Moving Target piece, including data and images from our Members Area.
THE QUOTES
“My mentality is to always be better than I was yesterday. I know that I have the spirit and character to reach another level here, learning from Ruben Amorim and playing alongside world-class players.” – Bryan Mbeumo
“Bryan’s goals and assists record in the Premier League is exceptional, his remarkable consistency has put him amongst the most productive players in England for the last three seasons.
“Bryan’s belief in our project and determination to join the club confirmed that he was the perfect fit for Manchester United and the culture that we are developing.” – Jason Wilcox, Man Utd director of football
THE HISTORY
Mbeumo began by coming through the academy at Troyes, netting 10 times in a breakthrough 2018/19 campaign.
Then aged 20, he caught the eye of Brentford and became an instant hit in west London. It needed two playoff finals, but a side also boasting Ivan Toney, David Raya (£5.5m) and Christian Norgaard (£5.5m) successfully made its way to the Premier League
| SEASON | CLUB | DIVISION | STARTS (SUB) | GOALS | ASSISTS | FPL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Brentford | Premier League | 38 (0) | 20 | 9 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | Brentford | Premier League | 22 (3) | 9 | 7 | 127 |
| 2022/23 | Brentford | Premier League | 36 (2) | 9 | 9 | 150 |
| 2021/22 | Brentford | Premier League | 34 (1) | 4 | 7 | 119 |
| 2020/21 | Brentford | Championship | 39 (8) | 8 | 12 | – |
| 2019/20 | Brentford | Championship | 39 (6) | 16 | 7 | – |
| 2018/19 | Troyes | Ligue 2 | 31 (5) | 10 | 3 | – |
Once there, a lot of Mbeumo’s early outings involved him hitting the woodwork. By the end of 2021/22, he’d done so on a joint-most six occasions, partially explaining his low four-goal tally.
Attacking returns massively improved in season two and Mbeumo would likely have reached double figures for both goals and assists in 2023/24, had a three-month ankle injury not intervened. By that Gameweek 15 incident, he was already on 11 goal involvements, including a 16-pointer against Fulham in Gameweek 2.
However, we got to see the full potential of Mbeumo in 2024/25. He started each of the Bees’ 38 matches, playing more minutes than all other midfielders and forwards (3,412).
It allowed him to twice end a match with three returns, alongside other impressive hauls of 15, 14, 14 and 13 points.
UNDERLYING STATS
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