This article was originally published on www.si.com as Bryan Mbeumo Reveals How Ruben Amorim Convinced Him to Snub Tottenham, Newcastle. Bryan Mbeumo revealed that he had conversations with other Premier League managers before being convinced by Ruben Amorim’s pitch for Manchester United.

Amorim will hope he can bring the buccaneer spirit he showed at Brentford to United. “We had in our heads that we could win every game,” Mbeumo says. “So we just try to not be scared of the names in their team and then we just try to play.” The only time Mbeumo does get nervous is when playing the piano, his other cerebral hobby.

Manchester United are desperate to sign a centre-forward in the summer transfer window, but Ruben Amorim also wants to strengthen two other positions before the window closes