What Bryan Mbeumo said last week could be good news for Manchester United

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"It is a bit new for me, I would say! I think it can be the life of a footballer and you need to accept it," Bryan Mbeumo told Sky Sports when addressing the transfer speculation surrounding him this summer.

"He (Thomas Frank)'s done so much for me. He literally trusted me from the start. I think he developed the team so well. He developed me as a human and a player as well. So I can only wish him all the best, and I'm sure he's going to do well."

Of course Mbeumo is full of appreciation for a man who plucked him from the French second tier and helped him develop into a player good enough to finish as the Premier League's fourth top scorer last season. But wishing him all the best doesn't smack of a player expecting to be reunited with his former boss any time soon.

‌Frank was appointed as Tottenham boss last week, potentially throwing a spanner in the works of Manchester United's pursuit of Mbeumo.

Frank and Mbeumo have spearheaded Brentford's transformation from Championship nearly men to an established Premier League outfit, and so it didn't take long for reports of Tottenham's interest in Mbeumo to surface following Frank's appointment as Ange Postecoglou's successor.

United had a bid of £45million plus £10m in add-ons rejected for the Cameroon star prior to Frank's Brentford departure. It's understood Mbeumo wants to move to United despite Tottenham Hotspur's interest, with the Manchester Evening News revealing on Monday that Andre Onana had advised his international teammate to opt for a move to Old Trafford.

Both Spurs and United endured wretched domestic campaigns last term, with the former finishing just one place above the relegation zone and United ending the season just two places and four points better off.

However, Spurs' Europa League final triumph over United means they have the glamour of Champions League football to offer when looking to lure new signings to the club. There will be no European football at Old Trafford next term.

With Champions League football on offer and a coach he has enjoyed great success with appointed in north London, Spurs' interest in Mbeumo threatened to derail United's pursuit.

Judging by the message he sent to his former boss last week, he has no interest in reuniting.

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