Brentford manager Thomas Frank has fueled the possibility that the club will sell coveted striker Bryan Mbumo this summer, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle United everyone strong linked With the Cameroon International.
So far, Mbumo has scored 24 goals and templates in the Premier League this season and is a main reason why Brentford is still within reach of an impressive finish in the highest half.
At 25, he has been detected over several seasons and still offers a potential buyer on his head in the long term.
Frank said that the sale of top players and reinvestment in the squad was part of the “natural river” for a club like Brentford who are no strangers to let go of their big names.
“I lost Neal Maupay, Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney as three important strikers who were 25 goals plus. Every season we replace the gates with other players, so I am confident that we can do it again,” said Frank.
“We are a sales club, like more or less every other club in the world except the ten largest clubs.
“A good squad needs new energy from time to time. So it’s not that I just want [Yoane] Wissa and Bryan go or want to keep them, but there can be all kinds of players. We need energy in the squad if you bring in new players, there is another energy. But of course you have to keep this natural flow. “
It is a significant change in the attitude of Brentford, which has published an undeniable warning to the potential free of Mbumo before the January Transfer window. “I would say good luck … Nothing will happen,” said Frank at the time.
Mbumo has a contract until 2026, with Brentford has the opportunity to extend it by 12 more months. If the bees do not sell this summer and the player will take the next step of his career, his market value will still decrease as soon as this summer is over and the process of 2027 comes closer.
The Telegraph has reported that Brentford is expected to request 60 million GBP, which is seen as a potential stumbling block for Newcastle, even though it has been identified as an “ideal goal”. Due to the needs in other positions and the possibility that the competing interest of Arsenal and Liverpool could trigger a bidding war, there are doubts as to whether the magpies can complete a deal.