According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are expected to win the race to sign Brentford forward Ivan Toney, who has also been linked with Manchester United.
enjoyed a breakout season during the 2022/23 campaign as he scored 20 Premier League goals in his 33 appearances for Brentford.
The England international has also proven himself to be an all-round striker and has been linked with several Big Six clubs over the past year.
The 28-year-old s career was halted at the end of last season as he was given a nine-month ban for breaching betting rules.
Toney did not set the world alight following his return for Brentford at the start of this year as he ended the 2023/24 season with four goals in his 17 Premier League appearances.
Toney to Spurs?
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Manchester United have been handed a boost by the Lille president in their bid to sign two of the Ligue 1 club s players this summer, while an England star has issued the Red Devils with a come-and-get-me plea.
United announced earlier this week that , and although issues over Dan Ashworth s appointment as sporting director remain, the Red Devils are looking to get their transfer ducks in a row.
The Old Trafford chiefs want to recruit a centre-back and a striker this summer, and are looking to Lille for both according to reports.
It s claimed they are prepared to pay £51m for £18-year-old centre-back Leny Yoro, who s , while Jonathan David is thought to be among three striker targets, along with Bologna s Joshua Zirkzee and Brentford s Ivan Toney.
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The PA news agency understands Foden has returned home as his partner is expecting the birth of their third child.
He is expected to rejoin the squad ahead of Sunday’s game as England return to the Veltins Arena, which staged their opening group-stage win over Serbia.
Foden hit a post in England’s 1-1 draw with Denmark and has looked lively at times without truly being able to find the sort of form that saw him shine for City last year.
Manager Southgate has struggled to strike the right balance among his wealth of attacking options with England scoring just twice in their three outings so far.
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Man Utd have held talks over deals to sign Premier League duo Ivan Toney and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, according to reports.
The Red Devils are desperate to sign a new centre-forward in the summer transfer window as they look to help take the goalscoring burden away from Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford.
Hojlund and Rashford scored just 17 Premier League goals between them last campaign and are on the verge of giving them support next season with the signing of Joshua Zirkzee.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said on his transfer show on Tuesday that the Here we go is really imminent for with Man Utd ready to pay his €40m release clause.
But Man Utd have also held talks over potential moves for another attackers this summer with Brentford s Toney and E…
Man Utd are looking to sell seven more players this summer as they look to raise funds for a big transfer spree, according to reports.
The Red Devils have got off to a good start in the summer transfer window with two early signings to boost Erik ten Hag s squad ahead of the new season.
Netherlands international Joshua Zirkzee has arrived from Bologna, while young French centre-back Leny Yoro has come in from Lille.
But their recruitment drive seems far from over as begin a new era under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS with the British billionaire completing a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the club from the Glazers earlier this year.
Another centre-back could be arriving soon , while a defensive midfielder is also towards the top of their list with Paris Sai…
Chelsea view Celtic star Matt O Riley as a potential replacement for wantaway midfielder Connor Gallagher but face competition for his signature from Premier League rivals.
Southampton believe they could have the inside track on signing O Riley considering their manager Russell Martin coached the player when he was at MK Dons.
Celtic have seemingly been willing to listen to offers for their star player but are unlikely to agree any sort of cut price deal especially with at least three Premier League teams showing interest.
Given that Adam Lallana has not yet appeared in preseason play and Stuart Armstrong departed the Saints earlier this summer due to contract expiration, Southampton supporters are eager to see their team immediately add attacking talent in the…
Michael Owen was impressed by the fitness levels of Liverpool star Mohamed Salah despite the winger walking for much of their win over Ipswich on Saturday.
Arne Slot got off to a winning start as Reds boss as second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Salah secured all three points for the Dutchman on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Salah became the first Premier League player in history to reach the total of nine opening day goals and also assisted the first on an afternoon in which he confirmed his importance to Liverpool as he enters the final year of his contract at Anfield.
The Egyptian has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia for the last year and looks set to depart as a free transfer at the end of this season.
Slot said after …
Liverpool will definitely make two more signings following the arrival of Federico Chiesa from Juventus as transfer expert Fabrizio Romano hailed the perfect addition.
The Reds have agreed a £10m fee with Chiesa, who will become the second signing of the Arne Slot era following the addition of Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia, assuming the Italian winger completes his medical at Anfield.
But the Red have further irons in the fire according to former Everton CEO Keith Wyness, who now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs.
He told Football Insider: “If I was a Liverpool fan, I would be concerned.
“But my sources are telling me that there will be two definitely coming in.
“There’ll be two incomings at Anfield, they’ve had a g…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was pleased with the team s return to the Champions League after they beat AC Milan 3-1 at the San Siro.
went behind early through a goal from former Chelsea man Christian Pulisic, and it seemed for a moment that Arne Slot s side may have been staring at two defeats on the trot having lost last weekend at home to Nottingham Forest.
The Reds were resilient, and Van Dijk was impressed with how they quickly turned it around.
He said: “We stayed calm, played how we wanted to play rather than running around looking like we have absolutely no plan like we did especially in the last 20 to 30 minutes in the second half of the last game when you can play for another hour and you won’t score.”
Slot and his men went into the…
Man City boss Guardiola ‘motivated more’ by Rodri loss, but double silverware tilt floored by injury
Kevin Nolan feels Pep Guardiola will be motivated more by losing Rodri, but thinks Manchester City will win only one of the Champions League and Premier League, not both.
City saw Rodri go down injured in their 2-2 Premier League draw with Arsenal. The following week, they drew again, this time 1-1, to opponents Newcastle.
Between those games, Guardiola confirmed that the Spaniard would be out for the season as a result of his injury.
Former Premier League midfielder Nolan feels that will hurt City s chances of winning the Champions League, but it will motivate Guardiola for yet another Premier League title.
I think this will galvanise the squad a bit because they have lost one of their top, top men, Nolan said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
I think Rodr…