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Chelsea 'could battle Manchester United for Ivan Toney'

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Chelsea and Manchester United are both considering moves for Brentford forward Ivan Toney, according to a report.
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Chelsea could reportedly rival Manchester United for the signature of Brentford forward Ivan Toney before the end of the summer transfer window.

Both clubs are looking to bring in new strikers before the end of the market, with the Blues currently being strongly linked with Barcelona's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Man United, meanwhile, are still unsure whether Cristiano Ronaldo will be departing before the end of the month, but the club will push for another forward even if the Portuguese stays.

According to The Mirror, Chelsea and Man United are both showing an interest in Toney, while Everton have also asked to be kept informed of any developments.

The report claims that the Blues view the Brentford forward as a genuine alternative to Aubameyang, who has emerged as the London club's leading target in the final third of the field.

Toney impressed for Brentford during the 2021-22 campaign, finding the back of the net on 14 occasions in 37 appearances in all competitions, in addition to contributing six assists.

The 26-year-old scored 12 times and registered five assists in the Premier League last term, while he has been in strong form at the start of this season, contributing two goals and two assists in three league outings.

Toney has netted in Brentford's Premier League encounters with Leicester City and Fulham this season, while he provided two assists in his side's 4-0 win over Man United.

"My qualities in the air is something we worked on. I'm obviously up against a smaller centre-back. It was a good game plan," Toney told reporters after his side's 4-0 win over Erik ten Hag's team, with Lisandro Martinez being substituted at the break due to his aerial issues.

"I was just trying to put my body about and get the better of him. To be fair to him, he was doing well. He was very aggressive for a centre-back. Sometimes he gets beat in the air but he was aggressive on the floor. I felt like it was 50-50.

"It's a compliment to me, him getting subbed off at half time, whether it was because of me or if it was the style of play they wanted to go for."

Newcastle United, West Ham United and Leeds United have also been credited with an interest in Toney this summer, but Brentford have him on a contract until June 2025.

The forward has scored 49 goals and registered 18 assists in 92 appearances for the Bees since arriving from Peterborough United in 2020.

Toney made his Premier League debut for Newcastle during the 2015-16 campaign but was forced to drop down to League One with Peterborough United before proving himself in the Championship and then the Premier League. body check tags ::

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1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
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