Pursuit of Ivan Toney: Two-Horse Race
According to recent reports, this summer’s pursuit of Ivan Toney is now a two-horse race. That’s according to Football Transfers’ ever-reliable Steve Kay, who claims the two Premier League sides leading the race for the striker’s signature are West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur. Toney, 28, is set to leave Brentford this summer after four impressive years. And likely to demand a large fee, the Bees are guaranteed to make a significant profit on the England international after they signed him from Peterborough for just £5 million upfront. The 28-year-old is rumoured to have his choice of the two London clubs with both in the market for a consistent and proven-at-the-top-level marksman — and Toney fits the bill. The Hammers, who are set to replace David Moyes with Julen Lopetegui, are prioritising a forward to take over from Michail Antonio with Spurs yet to replace the output of Harry Kane following his move to Bayern Munich last summer. Both clubs are expected to make Brentford offers worth £50 million. During his four years at the Gtech Community Stadium, Toney, who is a contender to make Gareth Southgate’s England squad for this summer’s Euros, has scored 72 goals and registered 22 assists in 139 games in all competitions.
Prema recentnim izvještajima, ovogodišnje nadmetanje za Ivana Toneya sada je dvoboj. To tvrdi vjerodostojni Steve Kay iz Football Transfers, koji tvrdi da su dvije Premier ligaške ekipe koje predvode trku za potpis napadača West Ham i Tottenham Hotspur. Toney, koji ima 28 godina, sprema se napustiti Brentford ovog ljeta nakon četiri impresivne godine. I vjerojatno će tražiti visoku naknadu, a Bees su zajamčeni da će ostvariti značajnu dobit na engleskom reprezentativcu nakon što su ga potpisali iz Peterborougha za samo 5 milijuna funti unaprijed. Glasine govore da 28-godišnjak bira između ove dvije londonske ekipe koje traze konstantnog i dokazanog napadača na vrhunskoj razini – a Toney odgovara tom opisu. Čekićari, koji će zamijeniti Davida Moyesa s Julenom Lopeteguijem, daju prioritet napadaču koji će preuzeti ulogu Michaila Antonija, dok Spursi još nisu zamijenili produkciju Harryja Kanea nakon njegovog odlaska u Bayern Munich prošlog ljeta. Očekuje se da će obje ekipe ponuditi Brentfordu 50 milijuna funti. Tijekom svoje četiri godine u Gtech Community Stadiumu, Toney, koji je kandidat za ulazak u Gareth Southgateovu englesku reprezentaciju na ovogodišnjem Europskom prvenstvu, postigao je 72 gola i upisao 22 asistencije u 139 utakmica u svim natjecanjima.
