Bryan Mbeumo's childhood love of Manchester United, which began when Cristiano Ronaldo was first at the club, was behind his decision to spurn multiple other Premier League clubs this summer.It took six weeks of tense negotiations with Brentford for United to finally strike a £71 million ($95.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's contract with Man United was terminated in November 2022 following a bad fallout with then-head coach Erik ten Hag. Ronaldo then went on to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr in 2023.

Bryan Mbeumo wore Manchester United shirts with Cristiano Ronaldo growing up and is now excited to follow in his footsteps at the “biggest club in the world”. The 25-year-old finally completed his move from Brentford on Monday for £65million plus a potential £6million in add-ons after weeks of negotiations.