Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Wednesday January 1, 2025 at 2:07 p.m.
This Wednesday January 1, 2025, Brentford welcomes Arsenal for the 19th day of the Premier League. The opportunity for Bryan Mbeumo, trained in Troyes, to guide the Bees' attack for a dream feat against the Gunners.
He is surely having his best start to the season in the Brentford jersey. Bryan Mbeumo, Franco-Cameroonian, became at 25 the essential player in the team coached by Dane Thomas Frank. An indisputable starter, the former Troyes striker has played 18 matches in the Premier League this season, scoring 10 goals and 2 assists. He currently equals his second best total of goals in a season – he scored 10 goals in 35 matches with Troyes during the 2018/2019 season – and can reach his record of 16, achieved in 2020 with the Bees. 12th in the Premier League, Brentford hosts Arsenal this Wednesday (6:30 p.m.). Mbeumo knows that the public will be behind him to hope for the feat against the Gunners.
Big clubs interested in Bees left foot
While his market value was 5 million euros when he arrived at Brentford, the figures have exploded. It increased to 25 million euros in September 2022 to reach 50 million euros today. Bryan Mbeumo knows that his profile interests England. Liverpool, Newcastle and even Arsenal are showing an interest in the Indomitable Lions player. Under contract with Brentford until June 2026, the player prefers to concentrate on his performances at club. And if he is so decisive this season, it is quite simply through the work done in training. Supervised by a team of professionals (nutritionist, chef, physiotherapist, mental preparation specialist), Mbeumo puts himself in the best conditions to display such statistics. “I use an application on my cell phone to improve my cognitive abilities, a chef prepares meals for me in collaboration with the club's nutritionists […]a video analyst sends me decryptions four times a year…” he explained to our colleagues at L'Équipe.
