Jason Wilcox has labelled Bryan Mbeumo the “perfect fit” after the Brentford forward completed his £65million move to Manchester United. United’s director of football went on to say Mbeumo, who Ruben Amorim ’s side opened negotiations for in June, was a primary target for the club.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said he is confident that striker Alexander Isak will be at the Premier League club at the start of the 2025-26 season, after leaving the Swede out of their 4-0 friendly loss to Celtic due to transfer talk.

Alexander Isak’s agent has addressed the rumours over his client’s future amid transfer interest in the Newcastle United forward from Premier League rivals Liverpool fc. Isak was left out of the squad for the Magpies pre-season friendly against Celtic with manager Eddie Howe admitting he wanted to remove him from ‘scrutiny’ due to the speculation he may leave the club.