Mbeumo: I used to wear Man United shirt as a kid

Manchester United's newest signing Bryan Mbeumo has said completing his determination to Old Trafford is simply a "dream."

Mbeumo joined United connected Monday from Brentford successful a woody worthy successful excess of £70 cardinal ($94m), and contempt scoring 20 goals successful the Premier League past season, the guardant said helium tin bash adjacent amended astatine United.

"As soon arsenic I knew determination was a accidental to articulation Manchester United, I had to instrumentality the accidental to motion for the nine of my dreams; the squad whose garment I wore increasing up," Mbeumo said.

"My mentality is to ever beryllium amended than I was yesterday. I cognize that I person the tone and quality to scope different level here, learning from Ruben Amorim and playing alongside world-class players."

Mbeumo could marque his debut for United during their three-match preseason circuit of the United States. Amorim's broadside are acceptable to alert to the U.S. connected Tuesday.

Sources told ESPN that United were frustrated astatine however Brentford handled negotiations for Mbeumo, believing the club's valuation of him changed repeatedly.

In contrast, Brentford sources told ESPN they judge United purposely negotiated a precocious wage with Mbeumo to person him to determination to Old Trafford earlier offering little than expected transportation fees compared to Newcastle United oregon Tottenham Hotspur.

United's guardant enactment is being transformed by manager Amorim, with Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Antony each expected to permission this summer.

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Amorim is aiming to crook United's fortunes astir aft 12 years without winning the Premier League title.

United finished past play successful 15th place, their lowest successful the modern epoch and conscionable 3 places supra the relegation zone. United besides acceptable unwanted nine records for the astir losses successful a Premier League play and the lowest points total.

Mbeumo's accomplishment is an effort to remedy immoderate of their issue, though, aft they had the 5th worst scoring grounds successful the apical flight.

Information from ESPN's Rob Dawson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.