Bryan Mbeumo, too expensive for Newcastle?

The club wants to boost its attack, but must also work with a limited budget and needs in other areas.

Africa 04 May 2025 at 08:30

Shining in Brentford’s colors, Bryan Mbeumo is on Newcastle’s summer shortlist. With 18 goals and 7 assists in 34 Premier League matches, the 25-year-old Cameroon international has caught the Magpies’ eye thanks to his clinical finishing and impressive work rate.

Bryan Mbeumo

▪️Started all 34 fixtures

▪️Played 90 mins in 32 games & 89/86 mins in the other 2

▪️At least 1 attacking return in 17 fixtures

▪️6 double-digit hauls

▪️18 ⚽️ & 7 🅰️

What’s he producing today against Utd? pic.twitter.com/7QpVMBdyUe
— FPL Bluebird 🏴 (Paul) (@Cardiff_FPL) May 4, 2025

But this transfer saga is far from straightforward. According to The Telegraph, Brentford have no intention of letting their man go on the cheap. Mbeumo is under contract until June 2026, with an optional extra year, and the London club is demanding a hefty fee—one Newcastle currently sees as excessive.

Newcastle cannot sign four £60m-70m players this summer. So they have to be strategic. They really like Mbuemo and are likely to firm up that interest but Brentford will, rightly, hold out for as much as they can get. They don’t have to sell if they don’t want to #nufc https://t.co/ySdvAWSGh2
— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) May 1, 2025

The northern English club, eager to strengthen several positions this summer, may find their pursuit of Bryan Mbeumo hampered by Brentford’s financial demands. Still, Newcastle’s interest is genuine, and negotiations are expected to heat up in the coming weeks.