Brentford asking price for Toney revealed as Romano addresses Man Utd, Newcastle rumours

Brentford are asking for “at least £40-45m” for Ivan Toney this summer as transfer expert Fabrizio Romano addresses the Man Utd transfer rumours.

Toney left Newcastle in 2018 to join Peterborough, bagging 49 goals in 94 matches for the Posh, before moving on again to Brentford in 2020.

The 26-year-old helped the Bees to promotion to the Premier League in his first season in London, scoring an impressive 31 goals in 45 Championship appearances.

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And he didn’t look out of place last campaign in the Premier League, contributing five assists and 12 goals in 33 games in the top flight, attracting interest from other clubs in the process.

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There have been rumours that Man Utd want Toney replace Cristiano Ronaldo with the Portugal international looking to find a way out of Old Trafford this summer.

Newcastle, West Ham and Leeds have all also been linked with the Brentford striker but Romano claims that it will cost any club “at least £40-45m” to sign Toney.

Man Utd have not put an offer in for the Northampton-born striker, while Newcastle are interested but have not yet entered an “advanced negotiation”.

“Despite what you may have read, Manchester United have not submitted any proposals for Ivan Toney so far,” Romano told Caught Offside.

“Newcastle have had contacts in recent weeks but there