Arsenal and Chelsea have been given new information on the financial implications of signing Brentford striker Ivan Toney in the January transfer window.
Toney has been linked with a big-money move since the summer, despite being barred from playing for the Bees for violating the Football Association’s betting rules. The England international will be ready to play again this month, but his time at the Gtech Community Stadium may be coming to an end.
Several people have asked Mikel Arteta to prioritize the 27-year-old following the Gunners’ long-standing troubles in the final third. Mauricio Pochettino’s first six months as Chelsea manager have been hampered by a lack of clinical edge provided by Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja.
Both sides are vying for Europe’s top strikers, with Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface, and Viktor Gyokeres all touted in recent months. Toney, a former Newcastle United striker, might fetch close to £100 million.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has already predicted how much he will cost. In an interview with The Athletic in May, he claimed, “”100m-plus? I adore Ivan, and what he has accomplished here is great, and there is still much more for him to accomplish. I’m delighted he’s a Brentford player.
“Some players, when they reach a certain level, they kick on and continue.” He did well in League One, then the Championship, and his first year (in the Premier League) he scored 12 goals; now he has 20 and hopes to score more. What is the upper limit? He has a lot of promise.”
Now that the silly season has arrived, there is a lot of chatter about money. According to Sky Sports, Toney’s former club Peterborough United inserted a monstrous 30% clause in the £5 million deal that brought the striker to Brentford in 2020.
It’s also been suggested that Newcastle would earn 30% of that sum after selling Toney to Posh two years ago. Darragh MacAnthony, the chairman of Peterborough Borough Council, has obtained the exact figures.
“F**k me all these people in the media have my email to ask the question *laughing face emoji*,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Completely false information.
“That had me double-checking the contract and the sell on clause just now *winking face with tongue emoji*.” Nobody pays £10 million for an L1 signing and a 30% sell on… nobody *laughing emoji*.”
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