It was noticeable during Omar Berrada's first summer as Manchester United chief executive that the club never broke the £60million barrier for a signing. For years, Berrada's former employers at Manchester City privately bragged that they seldom spent more than £60m on a player.

The 25-year-old is entering the final year of his contract at Brentford, who do have the option to extend his stay by a further 12 months.

Manchester United have submitted an improved bid of more than £60m for Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo. This month United had a bid rejected for the 25-year-old of £45m plus up to £10m add-ons. Talks over the Cameroon forward,