Report: Striker wants to join Tottenham but a transfer could ‘go down to the wire’

According to GiveMeSport, even though Ivan Toney is keen on making a move to Tottenham Hotspur, the transfer saga could drag on until the final few days of the transfer window.

Ivan Toney has been linked with Spurs

The report says that Spurs’ pursuit of Toney has now been boosted after the North London club learned that the striker is quite keen on making the switch to Hotspur Way.

It is explained that the 28-year-old, who is into the final year of his contract at Brentford, is keen on a new challenge and wants to join a club which can offer him European football and a chance to compete for silverware.

In addition, the fact that a switch to Tottenham will allow the centre-forward to remain in London is also thought to be quite appealing to the player.

Ivan Toney transfer is quite complicated

GiveMeSport claim that even though Spurs have emerged as Toney’s ‘most likely destination’ this summer, the move is not expected to be straightforward.

This is because Brentford’s new signing Igor Thiago has now sustained an injury which is expected to keep him out for several months, which increases the possibility of the Bees holding on to the England international.

The publication adds that Toney’s switch to Tottenham could thus go down to the wire, with Ange Postecoglou’s men even willing to cash in on Richarlison to fund a move for the former Peterborough United man.

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The Thiago injury puts this transfer in major doubt as Thomas Frank’s men would not want to start the season without a recognised number nine.

At the very least, the injury will add a few million to Brentford’s asking price for Toney.

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