Ivan Toney prepares to end his contract with Brentford but identifies the move he wants this summer
Ivan Toney is willing to let his Brentford contract run out if he doesn't land a big signing this summer, talkSPORT understands.
Toney will be a free agent at the end of next season and shows no inclination to sign a new contract.
Arsenal considered signing the £60m-rated England international but look unlikely to follow up their interest with a firm offer.
Sources close to Toney expect Tottenham to submit a bid before the end of the transfer window, while West Ham are another potential destination.
Toney is also on the radar of Saudi Arabian clubs.
He enters the final year of his contract with the Bees after an excellent summer helping England reach the Euro 2024 final.
Toney was an impact substitute for Gareth Southgate's men, providing the assist for Harry Kane in England's 2-1 win over Slovakia in the round of 16.
The 28-year-old also scored a stunning no-look penalty in England's shoot-out win over Switzerland in the quarter-finals.
He has been with Brentford since 2020, helping them to their first ever Premier League appearance in the 2020/21 season.
Toney has steadied them in the top flight and Brentford are entering their fourth consecutive season there.
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Thomas Frank's side struggled for much of last season and Toney served a suspension for the first half.
Toney began his career at hometown club Northampton Town but earned a move to the Premier League with Newcastle in 2015, aged 19.
However, he failed to break into the Magpies' first team, having been loaned out six times during his three years at Newcastle.
In the summer of 2018 he was relegated to League One side Peterborough United, where he scored 49 goals in 94 appearances.
Posh's fine run of form saw Brentford come calling, with the west London club paying up to £10m for Toney's services in August 2020.
Toney has been an excellent performer at Brentford, scoring 72 goals in 141 appearances, earning him his first call-up to the England squad in March 2023.
