manchester united and Arsenal Will have to pay a fee of more than £50m to sign Brentford star Ivan Toney this summer, according to transfer journalist Ekrem Konur.
With Anthony Martial set to leave the Red Devils as a free agent this summer, Erik ten Hag He is reportedly interested in signing a new striker to support. Rasmus Hojlund next term.
A few names have been mentioned as potential targets for Man Utd, including Joshua Zirkzee and Benjamin Sesko, but Toney has been suggested as a serious option.
On the other hand, Arsenal are interested in signing a new prolific goalscorer to strengthen their front line this summer. They have also been linked to numerous strikers and Toney is mentioned as their main target.
The Brentford star is reportedly set to leave the club at the end of this season to take the next step in his career, while the Bees are open to selling.
Battle
In January it was reported that Brentford wanted a fee of around £100m to sell Toney, however a recent report claimed that the London club are willing to reduce their valuation significantly and are willing to accept around £30-40m. . However, Fabricius Romano has recently denied the news and said Brentford will not accept that sum for their star man and wants more.
Now, writing in x, Konur has reported that Thomas Frank's team are willing to listen to offers of more than £50m for Toney and that the player is set to leave during the off-season.
The journalist further claims that Arsenal and Man Utd are interested in buying him, so they are preparing to go head to head over this deal.
However, Konur claims that, apart from the Red Devils and the Gunners, Chelsea, western ham united and Newcastle UnitedEdit They are also planning a raid for him.
Konur wrote:
“Brentford will not accept offers of less than €50 million for English striker Ivan Toney.
▫️Toney wants to leave Brentford at the end of the season.
▫️West Ham, Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in the English player.”
Toney has already demonstrated his qualities in the first division in recent times, so he would be a shrewd signing for Arsenal or Man Utd if either club buy him. However, it will be interesting to see where the striker ends up if he leaves the Gtech Community Stadium at the end of this season.
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