West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur are reported to be the last two clubs left standing in the transfer race for Brentford’s striker Ivan Toney.
The likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all believed to have withdrawn their interest in the England striker, which in turn has forced Brentford to reduce their asking price.
At his peak, Toney was valued by the West London club at Ā£100 million; however, following his suspension from football on betting charges, this asking price dropped to Ā£70 million.
The player himself has publicly stated that he wishes to leave Brentford, but there have been no firm bids or even speculative interest at the quoted price.
As a result, the Bees have dropped their asking price again by another Ā£20 million, meaning any interested parties can sign Toney for Ā£50 million.
Personally, I believe this amount will still be too high and certainly too rich for West Ham United’s taste. The former Peterborough striker will be 29 on his next birthday, would command a hefty wage, and will provide no sell-on value despite his undoubted pedigree.
It’s also hard to imagine someone as astute as Tottenham’s Daniel Levy paying top money for a striker at the wrong end of his career, although they did receive Ā£100 million for Harry Kane last season and have money to spare.
I would say too expensive as well. However …
Haller => 45 Million quid
Scamacca => 35 Million quid
Ings => 15 Million quid (yes million not three deep sea divers)
You get what you pay for? Strikers are over-priced and always will be. Could be two birds with one stone though, he could introduce Lucas to a new and more reputable bookmaker š
Too expensive for a 29 year old for Spurs IMHO.Especially with that gambling crap that he did.
Toney wanted Man Utd / if he has choice out of us and Spurs when theyāre in Europe, itās an easy choice.
Flipper āļø Dean Ashton?
Good point well madeā¦I stand correctedā¦..Frankie was a god thouā¦ā¦l
And another pointā¦..the last decent striker we purchased, that wasnāt at his retirement date, was Frankie Macā¦..all the rest had gone beyond sell by dates
Spent more on that on three. Given away 2 and canāt get rid of the other one. Obviously not WHU supporters reading thisā¦ā¦
Iād be very surprised if we spend Ā£50m on any striker.
Me too
50m is nothing if you get 20 goals a year for 3-4 years and make Europe every year and go deep into those competitions?
Agree