Mbeumo wants Manchester United, Brentford seem to have a replacement in Milambo, and Ruben Amorim surely hopes the 25-year-old is signed before pre-season begins, so the longer the Red Devils haggle over the £5m gap in valuation, the more they risk angering their Lisbon-born coach and supporters too.

Manchester United face a crucial month for their transfer aspirations, with the football season's return right around the corner once the calendar page turns to August. Ruben Amorim has made just one addition to the squad that produced United's worst-ever Premier League campaign, signing Matheus Cunha from Wolves in a £62.5million deal.

Manchester United have already entered into talks for a striker who would theoretically fit their new transfer approach.