In accordance with The Impartial, Manchester United have held preliminary talks to signal Ivan Toney, however the Brentford striker prefers to hitch Chelsea as a substitute.
The England worldwide is set to go away the Bees earlier than Friday’s switch deadline and The Impartial declare that Man United have held preliminary talks for the striker.
The Pink Devils are but to make a proper switch provide, however Brentford are hopeful of a bidding bar between them and Chelsea that might see them safe round £40 million.
Regardless of United’s curiosity, a transfer to Stamford Bridge stays the precedence for the previous Peterborough United star.
Set to go away
Toney had a splendid 2022/23 marketing campaign with the Bees, scoring 20 targets within the Premier League. Nonetheless, his season led to early Might following an 8-month ban for betting breaches.
He returned in January this yr in tip-top form with 4 targets from 5 league video games, however he struggled to search out the web for the remainder of the marketing campaign. He offered simply 2 assists in that interval.
Regardless of this, there’s stable curiosity in his providers. Chelsea have had combined fortunes with Nicolas Jackson up entrance and might want somebody, who can discover the again of the web with regularity.
With the attacking high quality within the Blues squad, Toney could be an excellent match to capitalise on possibilities. The Englishman doesn’t shrink back from urgent opponents and has the flexibility to get into good scoring positions.
United have held talks however Toney’s need to hitch Chelsea is justifiable. The ‘world-class‘ star is probably not assured a beginning spot at United with competitors from younger duo Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund.
At Chelsea, he stands a powerful likelihood of creating the striker’s place his personal forward of Jackson and Marc Guiu. He additionally received’t want to alter environment and has the chance to increase his keep in west London.
Brentford might be hoping for a fast deal by Wednesday such that they will make investments these funds on a signing or two.
