Ivan Toney to Arsenal? The state of play revealed as Brentford SLASH asking price

Cameron Smith

Updated: 19 Jul 2024 07:06 BST
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Ivan Toney, Brentford, 2023/24 — © IMAGO

Brentford are reportedly ready to lower their asking price for Ivan Toney to less than €60 million following the arrival of Igor Thiago.

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Thomas Frank’s side signed Thiago for €33m from Club Brugge, with the deal agreed in February, due to expectations that Toney would depart.

However, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have now all pulled out of the race for the England international, according to The Sun.

All three clubs reportedly have no interest in signing Toney this summer, to the surprise of Brentford, with his future now uncertain as a result.

Toney is keen to leave Brentford, but the Bees are set to reduce their asking price in order to re-attract interest from the Premier League’s biggest clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are the only teams left in the race to sign Toney, although both clubs are also interested in Lille forward Jonathan David.

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As a result, Toney may find himself stuck in limbo if Brentford are unable to negotiate a sale. His current deal in west London runs until 2025, while he has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €16.1m - largely due to his contract situation.

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Despite constant links of a move for a new striker, Arsenal are currently focusing on finalising a deal for Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori, while Man Utd have purchased Netherlands international Joshua Zirkzee.

Although The Athletic have reported that Toney remains of interest to Erik ten Hag’s side, the Red Devils will not sign the Englishman this summer, as per The Sun.

Chelsea, on the other hand, reportedly believe that Toney is too old, as they continue to target the best youngsters in world football.

Toney scored four goals in 17 Premier League appearances last campaign, having missed the first half of the season through a gambling ban.