West Ham United have held talks with Ivan Toney’s representatives about a potential summer transfer from Brentford, according to HITC.
Writing on their website (27 March), the news outlet report that Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are also interested in a deal for the 28-year-old England international this summer.
But the Hammers have also “thrown their hat into the ring” for the former Newcastle striker and have held talks with his agents about a transfer across London.
“HITC also understands that West Ham United have thrown their hat into the ring for Toney and have made it known to his representatives that they hold an interest in the England man,” they wrote.
Although they have signed goal-scoring wingers to help with the problem, West Ham has been without a true goal scorer at number nine for a lot of years.
Toney, who Thomas Frank has called “special,” might be the one who elevates this team beyond players like Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, and Mohammed Kudus and becomes a real goal threat.
Physical strikers who can hold the ball up and communicate with their midfielders are preferred by David Moyes, and Toney possesses
But if Moyes isn’t in charge next season, Toney also has the skillset to be able to adapt to a different role and with several top strikers expected to be on the move this summer it could open the door for the Hammers.
The transfer fee is expected to be high, but stranger things have happened in football and Toney is the type of player who would be loved in east London so this is one to keep an eye on.
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