Boost to Liverpool’s transfer window as Bryan Mbeumo leaves Brentford in the summer

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Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo has emerged as a summer target for Liverpool with Newcastle also interested.

That’s according to L’Equipe, with both Premier League clubs said to be keeping tabs on the Cameroon international, who has hinted he could leave the Bees ahead of the 2024-25 season.

“I have spent five years at Brentford, at a club that has allowed me to grow and pass a milestone but yes, I would like to play in the biggest competitions, at the best clubs,” he recently admitted in an interview with L’Equipe. “It is tantalising to see some big clubs interested in me. We will see.”
At 24 years old, Mbeumo is the right age to be an option for Liverpool. Since joining Brentford in 2019, he has been consistent for the Bees in the Championship and Premier League.

In 98 English top-flight appearances, he has improved his numbers since getting promoted, with the Cameroon international scoring 22 goals and producing 21 assists.

Perhaps, though, one of his strongest attributes is his availability.

Playing mainly as a striker or right winger for manager Thomas Frank, Mbeumo missed just three games in his first two Premier League seasons.

The 2023/24 season was interrupted by an ankle injury in December, but he returned to form at the end of the campaign, scoring twice and producing three assists in the final seven matches.

Another big benefit of signing Mbeumo would be that he has plenty of time for further development under Arne Slot.

He has the pace required, has a proven track record with Brentford when it comes to goals and assists, plus, importantly, is left-footed and thus comfortable cutting inside, like Mo Salah.

Despite being 5’6″, he is decent in the air with 1.06 aerials per 90 mins won in the last year, placing him in the 81st percentile for attacking midfielders and wingers.

This means he is in the top 19 percent of players in his position for that statistic, across Europe’s top five leagues in the last year.

Sporting director Richard Hughes will no doubt be looking at players of Mbeumo’s type, but whether he ever actually puts pen to paper at Liverpool is another matter.

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