Manchester United interested in Premier League striker to replace Ronaldo

Manchester United are believed to be eager about signing Brentford striker Ivan Toney, as a possible alternative for Cristiano Ronaldo.

After Ollie Watkins departed for Aston Villa in the course of the delayed summer season switch window in 2020, Brentford required contemporary legs to exchange a person who had netted 25 targets in 46 Championship outings.

The participant the Bees settled on was Ivan Toney, whom they signed from League One outfit Peterborough.

Toney had notched 26 occasions in League One throughout the earlier marketing campaign, a powerful return.

However few had been possible anticipating the 25-year-old to show fairly as prolific as he proved within the Championship.

Throughout 45 appearances within the English 2nd-tier, Toney discovered the online on 31 events, in addition to offering 10 assists. He additionally scored two in three because the Bees gained the play-offs.

This was adopted by the hitman having a really stable debut marketing campaign within the top-flight final day trip.

He would internet 12 and help 5 throughout 33 outings for Brentford as they fought off relegation.

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Now, The Mirror have reported that the 26-year-old striker has attracted critical curiosity from a number of Premier League golf equipment, with Manchester United, Newcastle, West Ham and Leeds all eager.

It’s added that United are eager about signing Toney as a alternative for Cristiano Ronaldo.

When it comes to a possible price, the striker is at the moment valued at £32m by Transfermarket, however given how integral he’s to Thomas Frank’s facet, it’s protected to imagine that Brentford would demand a good bit greater than that to half with Toney.

Nevertheless, if United do promote Ronaldo, they’ll save a good chunk of change from the Portuguese’s astronomical wages, which they might then put in the direction of the Bees star.

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This text was edited by
Conor Laird.