Tottenham had a bid turned down by Brentford for ivan toney, who has already verbally agreed personal terms with the side, FootballTransfers can reveal.
Sources reveal that while the England international has accepted a wage offer, Spurs’ £40 million bid was rejected by the West London club. Brentford are asking for a fee of £65m but it is understood that an offer of £55m would secure the deal.
We are told that Spurs have the financial capability to outbid any competitors for the Bees hitman. However, the available funds will need to be carefully managed, as the Lilywhites plan to bring in five new signings to boost their chances of securing Champions League football next season.
Tottenham are in the market for a new striker and a number of big names have been linked with the North Londoners in recent weeks.
One player who has been on Ange Postecoglou’s radar for some time is Brentford star Ivan Toney and reports suggest Spurs have just taken a big step towards bringing him in.
The centre-forward was then banned from football for nine months for breaching betting rules and missed most of the 2023/24 campaign as a result.
Toney made his return at the start of this year. He struggled somewhat as he only scored four goals in his 17 Premier League appearances.
That seemingly hasn’t put Tottenham off however and the report claims they’ve decided on Toney as their top attacking target for the summer.
Additionally, representatives are expected to meet this weekend to discuss the signing of Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze
FootballTransfers previously reported his family have been invited to attend the North London Derby – and although the striker is not pushing for a move, he hopes Palace will honor their agreement to let him go if Spurs do The club’s asking price is around £60 million
This effectively became an unofficial release clause
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Palace boss Oliver Glasner is keen on retaining Eze’s services ahead of his first full season in charge and the Eagles will not entertain selling the player for less than the asking price.
The North London club aims to completely revamp their forward line before the men’s first team departs for South Korea as part of their pre-season tour of Asia this summer.
Toney is manager Ange Postecoglou’s priority target to replace the departed Harry Kane, so Tottenham are expected to continue talks in the coming weeks.
According to sources, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is prepared to support Postecoglou with a £100m budget for strengthening the Spurs front line this summer.
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