Revealed: €70m Premier League star is 'coveting' Arsenal transfer
Cameron Smith
- 10 Oct 2023 22:01 BST
- 4 min read
Brentford star Ivan Toney is “coveting” a move to Arsenal in 2024 as questions surrounding his transfer future continue to linger.
The England forward is currently serving a footballing ban after pleading guilty to over 200 betting breaches and is suspended from competitive action until January.
However, the race to land Toney remains fierce, with some of England’s biggest clubs keen on signing him either in January or during next summer’s transfer window.
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Now, The Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel has reported that Toney is “coveting” a transfer to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
Mokbel’s report states that: “Questions linger over whether Arsenal need someone who can score 25 to 30 goals a season.
“It is a deficiency Arteta and Arsenal's recruitment team are taking very seriously. One name springs to mind: Ivan Toney. A striker Arsenal are coveting, big time.
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“It is understood that Toney is coveting Arsenal, too. On the face of it, Toney is a perfect fit for Arsenal. The goals are a clear selling point, but Toney's character and physicality tick a lot of boxes for Arteta.”
Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United have all expressed their desire to sign Toney, FootballTransfers understand, with the Brentford man in high demand as he gears up for a return to the pitch next year.
What is Toney’s transfer value
According to FootballTransfers’ in-house Estimated Transfer Value algorithm, Toney is currently worth €29.4m, but that has fallen from a peak of €36.5m in March 2023, which was before his ban.
However, despite that ETV, Brentford are set to demand around €70m to sanction a sale, as per transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
The Bees are aware that Toney is wanted by some of the Premier League’s biggest and richest clubs. But, his contract is due to expire in 2025, meaning next year is likely to be the London side’s final chance to extract a fee for the Englishman.
