Manchester United submitted a new bid for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo yesterday, with the latest offer is much closer to Brentford’s valuation of £60m. United’s original bid of £45m and £10m in add-ons was rejected by the west London club, but they have wasted little time returning with a higher offer.

Florian Wirtz turned down a more lucrative contract offer from Bayern Munich to join Liverpool, according to German media. It appears to be only a matter of time before the biggest transfer of the summer is completed,