Brentford lower price tag for Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United transfer target Ivan Toney | 16GAACD | 2024-04-11 16:08:01
Brentford have drastically lowered their asking worth for Ivan Toney ahead of the summer switch window, with their star man out of contract in 2025.
Since Brentford's promotion to the Premier League in 2021, Toney has established himself as one of the crucial lethal and sought-after strikers in English football.
Pressured to miss the start of the campaign through suspension for breaching betting rules, the 28-year-old has returned to score 4 objectives in 13 video games for Brentford and was welcomed again into Gareth Southgate's England squad last month.
Nevertheless, there remains uncertainty over Toney's future and Arsenal and Chelsea have been credited with a robust curiosity within the forward in January, with each groups out there for a proven goalscorer.
And whereas Toney stayed put because the switch window closed, Brentford's two London rivals are expected to resume their makes an attempt to lure the England worldwide away from the Gtech Group Stadium at the finish of the season.
Manchester United and West Ham are also keeping tabs on Toney and could be a part of Arsenal and Chelsea in the race for the attacker, who's soon to enter into the ultimate 12 months of his contract.
Given Toney might depart on a free switch in 2025, Brentford have grown increasingly resigned to dropping the forward in the summertime and have slapped a £30-40million price ticket on their prized possession, in line with Sky Sports' Florian Plettenberg.
Arsenal struck a £45m cope with Manchester City for Gabriel Jesus in 2022, with the Brazilian in the ultimate yr of his contract at the Etihad, and the Gunners might use that switch as a blueprint of their pursuit Toney this summer time.
Brentford completed a deal for Club Brugge's& Igor Thiago in February and the membership view the Brazilian as a potential long-term alternative for Toney up front, with Thomas Frank tellingly describing him as a& 'key player for a key position'.
Thiago will see out the remainder of the season with Club Brugge earlier than becoming a member of up together with his new team-mates in west London for pre-season in July.
The 22-year-old, who has scored 16 objectives in 23 games for Membership Brugge, has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the Bees.
Chatting with Danish outlet Tipsbladet back in February, Brentford head coach Frank admitted it was probably Toney's last season with the membership and the 'really expert' striker would 'in all probability be bought'.
'It is comparatively apparent that Ivan Toney will in all probability be bought this summer time,' Frank stated.
'We also know what he's value. I don't assume there are various strikers on the planet who are higher than him right now.
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'He is a very expert striker who's in his prime football age.
'Personally, as a coach, I would like to maintain Toney however in the future it might be fun to see him on a prime group.
'This winter we truly had no gives for him, however it's going to surprise me if there aren't numerous clubs that shall be interested by him.'
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