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THE SECRET LIFE OF BRYAK
Daily Express
|July 30, 2025
NEW Manchester United signing Bryan Mbeumo will not be fazed by playing in front of 75,000 fans at Old Trafford.
But ask him to play the piano — a hobby he took up to relax away from football — in front of a few people and the forward is gripped by anxiety.
“The piano just makes me take time for me and relax myself in my free time,” said the forward, who joined United from Brentford this month in a deal worth up to £71 million.
“But the thing is, I don’t really like to play in front of people. It's funny, but it’s so different.
“Even if I play in front of a couple of friends at home, I’m not exactly shaking but it’s, ‘Oh guys, this is kind of hard for me’.”
As well as the piano, Mbeumo has developed a passion for chess and plays online anonymously, his opponents unaware they are up against a Premier League superstar.
This story is from the July 30, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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