Arsenal give transfer 'U-turn' verdict as Lineker tells Arteta's side to sign 'super talented' £50m PL star

A report claims Toolbox have administered a ‘signing U-rotate’, while Gary Lineker has prompted the Premier League titans to indicator Ivan Toney from Brentford.

Toney was not entailed as Brentford vanquished Crystal Palace 2-1 in their opening gallery of the 2024/25 Premier League period on Sunday mid-day.

This capability unveiled Brentford won’t miss the England international, who was disclaimed out in the middle of interfering transmit speculation.

The 28-year-worn has typed the final year of his contract and is being targeted by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.

Over the weekend break, correspondent Ben Jacobs claimed the Middle East side have fallen short with a £35m bid as Brentford are holding out for over £50m.

He said: “Ivan Toney is a pinnacle target for Al-Ahli, but a prearrangement isn’t yet close. Toney wants a wage of around €22m to ponder a answer. He ached to play vs. Palace. Brentford have already revolved down a bid below their £50m+ assessment.”

Toolbox have been heavily affixed with Toney this summer season. Leading into this transmit abode window, they were supposed to indicator a brand-salient onward but a report from Football Instructor claims they have ‘administered a striker signing U-rotate’.

‘Also if Eddie Nketiah fallen vacates the club in the past the 31st August gash-off, the Artillerymans are not planning to dive into the field for a late prearrangement.

‘Mikel Arteta thinks he has sufficient pinnacle recourses and idiosyncrasy in strike for the upcoming period as Toolbox premeditate to plight to win the Premier League.’

Regardless of this, Micah Richards claims Toney would certainly “present Toolbox something unalike”.

“You recognize who I would certainly go and acquire? Ivan Toney. He was disclaimed out evidently and there’s run-through him researching Saudi,” Richards said on The Rest is Football.

“He can not be optimal for Toolbox’s flair, how they stab to press and play, but he’s a unalike substitution from off the pew.

“He would certainly present them something unalike, a unalike dimension. Specifically peeking at the numbers, he’s obtained a year disclaimed on his contract and there was run-through him going for indifferent £15m.

“For a player who was valued at £70m a couple of periods ago. In specification of what he can offer, I reckon he would certainly be a commendable complimented.”

Lineker conversely reckons TOney “would certainly complimented in at Toolbox as he is “genuinely talented”.

“I like Ivan Toney a caboodle,” Lineker included. “I reckon he’s genuinely talented and confers you a effortlessly unalike from what else they’ve obtained.

“He’s a real threat and practically a actually commendable footballer so I reckon he would certainly complimented in at Toolbox.

“Once you’re at the phase whereby a player is disclaimed out, the writing does show up to be on the wall.”

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Alan Shearer included: “If it was upward to me, I would certainly appearance to bring one in. Paying inquisitiveness to Mikel it doesn’t solid like they’re researching bring one in. They can bring in [Mikel] Merino from Sociedad.

“He’s peeking for a striker to simplify on the numbers of Havertz, Trossard, Saka and what the team did last year. Can they do situate that player? I wear’t analyze why not.

“I reckon from Brentford’s point of sight they probably have to sell Ivan Toney. They can’t compensation for to wait another 6 months and let him disclaim for complimentary of price.

“I would certainly be without words if he went for £15m, I would certainly image it would certainly be unrequested like £40m.

“The indifferent downside is his replacement has obtained a inadequate injury and will certainly be out for a while so do they have time to bring someone else in? Yet it does solid like he’s researching disclaim in the next couple of weeks.”