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Manchester United learn asking price for striker target

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3 years ago

11:16 am

Manchester United learn asking price for striker target

Manchester United have realized how a lot they must pay to land Ivan Toney.

After Ollie Watkins departed for Aston Villa throughout the delayed summer time switch window in 2020, Brentford required recent legs to switch 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 instances in League One throughout the earlier marketing campaign, a powerful return.

However few had been probably 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 received 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 web 12 and help 5 throughout 33 outings for Brentford as they fought off relegation.

So, when Manchester United had been linked with the striker lately, followers of the Pink Devils had been most likely pretty blissful.

Now, Fabrizio Romano has supplied an replace on the scenario. It’s not all optimistic information although, as United haven’t submitted a proposal for Toney and are going through competitors for the striker from Newcastle:

“Regardless of what you’ll have learn, Manchester United haven’t submitted any proposals for Ivan Toney to this point,” Romano revealed.

“Newcastle have had contacts in current weeks however there’s nonetheless no superior negotiation. Brentford need at the very least £40-45m to promote Toney and the scenario might evolve within the coming weeks.”