{"id":24384,"date":"2025-10-03T04:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/crazy-manchester-united-accused-of-overused-signing-the-summer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T04:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:18:02","slug":"crazy-manchester-united-accused-of-overused-signing-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/crazy-manchester-united-accused-of-overused-signing-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Crazy&#8221; &#8211; Manchester United accused of overused signing the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/crazy-manchester-united-accused-of-overused-signing-the-summer\/#Did_Manchester_United_spend_too_much_on_Brian_Mbeumos_transfer\" >Did Manchester United spend too much on Brian Mbeumo&#8217;s transfer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/crazy-manchester-united-accused-of-overused-signing-the-summer\/#How_does_Mbeumo_compare_to_other_similar_players\" >How does Mbeumo compare to other similar players?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Brian Mbemo responds during Manchester United&#8217;s defeat against Brentford (pictured by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Arsenal and Chelsea defender William Gallas criticised Manchester United for spending &#8220;crazy&#8221; money on Brian Mbeumo this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cameroon International joined from Brentford in July. This was reported to be the then first \u00a3605 million fee for BBC Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Mbeumo was shining between at Brentford, but he wasn&#8217;t off to a great start at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans will be happy to see talent like Mbeumo join in, but it seemed like there were plenty of people paying him, perhaps even in the summer, even at \u00a365 million.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_Manchester_United_spend_too_much_on_Brian_Mbeumos_transfer\"><\/span>Did Manchester United spend too much on Brian Mbeumo&#8217;s transfer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As Metro quotes, when you talk to the Gambling Zone, Gallus will hit the type of price the player has been moving these days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Mbeumo in action for Manchester United (Photo: Alex Livesy\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;They have Brian Mbeumo and the players are sufficient for most aspects, but I don&#8217;t know if they can justify that transfer fee,&#8221; Glass said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have spent so much money, but haven\u2019t really changed a lot of the first choice XI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve always been talking about money these days, so I know prices continue to rise every year, but come on, this seems weird.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Mbeumo_compare_to_other_similar_players\"><\/span>How does Mbeumo compare to other similar players?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I had a few other left-footed right wings that I moved this summer, so how do you compare the Mbeumo fees to those?<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport reported that Noni Maduke&#8217;s travel from Chelsea to Arsenal was reduced at around \u00a348.5 million, but was barely visible in the Premier League, as Mbeumo did last year.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Elanga is another similar style of player, but the transition from Nottingham Forest to Newcastle has also been reduced at \u00a355 million, reported by BBC Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham rookie Mohamed Kudus was also cheap at around \u00a355 million, according to a report from BBC Sports at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Is there probably a point in glass? 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