Yeah reckon they have given Brentford an offer in that £50-£60m mark which is I why they pulled him out
Ivan Toney Pt.2 | Signs for Al Ahli
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Yeah reckon they have given Brentford an offer in that £50-£60m mark which is I why they pulled him out
I totally agree but we spent our striker budget on Zirkzee, might be different story if we could have sold Sancho earlier in window though
Outside of penalties, which he won't be taking here, Toney's goal scoring record over the last three seasons isn't all that impressive.
We could probably do with another proper centre forward though, which Zirkzee doesn't appear to be but midfield really should be the priority at the moment.
Not saying he wouldn't do a job but think it's difficult to see happening given the investment we've put into Hojlund and Zirkzee.
Can't believe he's going to go to Saudi.
Hopefully that will put an end to all the lusting over him on here. Very irritating.
He’s got 6-12 months max in that league before he’s back in England as well. I guess the allure of a bumper contract even for one season is too much to turn down.
Yeah was never happening after that, fair play to Al Ahli if they have put up what Brentford wanted. Says to me teams in Premier League weren't willing to pay that fee for him which is understandable.
State of it if he goes to Saudi.
Probably Saudi.
Now I hope he comes here just because of this...
Not surprising. He's had 3 years in the Premier league? Probably has only been making really good money for a few years and has an expensive lifestyle now. A few years in Saudi would be his pension.
If he goes to Saudi then it says everything about him. Goodbye to England, World Cup, Champions League.
He could sit tight for a year and get a freebie next year instead of taking the only big offer on the table.
Would be a waste.
He could sit tight for a year and get a freebie next year instead of taking the only big offer on the table.
Would be a waste.
Found his level.
What does it say? He's got only a few years left, waiting another year on low wages isn't ideal for him.
Yeah or sit tight and see if anyone is willing to negotiate a fair price for him before window shuts. Shame, I do wonder if he had gone there if we were still looking to sign striker
Saudi it is.
If Arsenal, Chelsea wanted him they'd have signed him by now.
If Arsenal, Chelsea wanted him they'd have signed him by now.
Yeah they have clearly put up the money
He's not getting the first two regardless, because Watkins is a younger hungrier version of him
He's just got into the England squad though and he was the one giving it the bigun when he came back, saying he'd prove the doubters wrong (no one was ever doubting him). That will show everyone, I'll go to Saudi!
Yeah definitely a case of taking the money
Maybe it's a smart move for a gambling addict in a career with a limited shelf life.
He wasn't realistically gonna get the move he was dreaming of in England so an offer that takes him away from betting culture and makes the next decade or two of his life comfortable beyond measure might not be the waste you think it is.
Still sad we couldn’t sell Sancho to some Saudi club 
He's 28, probably hasn't earned as much as he could have in his career playing for Brentford (more than most of course) and he had a gambling problem.
Of course, I don't know if he was placing £5 bets or £50,000 - but I'm guessing when you earn a lot you probably place a lot too.
Hence Saudi for him might be a good option at this point in his career as this will be his final big money earning contract.
Still sad we couldn’t sell Sancho to some Saudi club
Toney was obviously next target when they couldn't lure Salah or De Bruyne away this summer
He’s probably been offered more that he’d get next summer as a freebie. So if they have given Brentford an offer that they’ve accepted why wouldn’t he?
Looks like he’ll be a deadline day signing if we were to go in for him
Yeah very true, just will always wonder if we would have been interested had we not signed Zirkzee
Have a feeling that he will go to Arsenal.
Perhaps but we’ve gone for a different profile as we only play 1CF and we’re all in on Rasmus. Thats why I could never see him coming here with his profile
Me?
If they wanted him, he'd be there already. It's not like they're cash strapped like us or have already spent a lot of money this window on other positions.
Respect to Toney when you read that he's not signed a contract with them since joining from Peterborough. He's likely spent 5 years on very modest wages in comparison to his teammates, who have been signed in the prem and are less integral to the squad. He's likely cost Brentford very little for his output
Good luck to him getting what is likely to be the only seriously big contract of his career
Good luck to him getting what is likely to be the only seriously big contract of his career
Not going to happen thankfully.Now I hope he comes here just because of this...
I would have no issue whatsoever passing on him if I was certain Rasmus could score 20 plus goals when he gets fit this season. It's just that nagging little concern that is making me wish we could have added Toney as well.
He scored 16 goals in his first season at the club in a new league. You think it's going to take a miracle for him to score 4 more than that ?
Maybe it's also that thing about Zirkzee saying he doesn't seem himself as a number 9, leaves me thinking we have one striker in the whole squad which feels too short.
He's not your traditional no.9 in that he likes to drop deep to get on the ball but he is still a striker.
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