One of the frontlining targets of Arsenal Footbal Club in the summer transfer window, Bryan Mbeumo, has turned down any possibility of moving to the London club, expressing his affection for the Arsenal's main rival club, Manchester United.
Although this may be a bad news for the football fans of Arsenal FC bearing in mind that Bryan Mbeumo is not just a player, but one with impactful contributions to the club's he has so far played for, however, it is an opportunity for Arsenal to look into the reasons major targets look away from the club.
Previous seasons in the English Premier League had been superb for Arsenal but ended with the same rhetoric of looking forward to what happens the next season, this may be a key point driving away quality players from Arsenal, one time pride of London football.
Why Bryan Mbeumo Rejects Arsenal's Bid?
Although Bryan Mbeumo has not public given reason for declining possibility of his move to Arsenal while expressing affection for Manchester United that has not even placed a serious bid for him, it is understandable that Bryan Mbeumo is a great right winger a d had little to no record of being a celebrative left winger. However, Arsenal already has Bukayo Saka doing fantastically okay in the right wing with Ethan Nwaneri delivering a good placeholder service in the case of Saka's absence. Hence, it is possible Bryan Mbeumo has foreseen possibility of being bought for bench-warming or be forced to play left wing if agreed to Arsenal's deal.
Who is Bryan Mbeumo?
For the benefit of those who don't currently know Bryan Mbeumo, he is a Brentford right winger and an excellent player with promising future career.
Bryan Mbeumo, born on August 7, 1999 at Avallon, France became his football career at the Troyes at age 14 and made his first senior team appearance for the club in 2018/19, the same season he scored 11 goals in 40 appearances.
In 2019, Bryan Mbeumo broke Premier League's Brentford transfer fee record as the club placed £5.8 million on him, and he moved from Troyes to Brentford.
Bryan Mbeumo helped Brentford promote to English Premier League in 2021, the moment that earned him a nomination to the Cameroonian national team, the Indomitable Lion.
Playing in the English Premier League, Bryan Mbeumo has earned himself several nominations for the Player of the Month Award as he get involved in crucial scoreline moments and goals.
Bryan Mbeumo, with current market worth if €53million, initially played for the youth wing of the France national team but in 2022 swung to Cameroon to join the country's semi team with his name in the Cameroon's FIFA World Cup squad.