{"id":124384,"date":"2023-11-27T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/27\/arsenal-chelsea-handed-ivan-toney-transfer-update-by-brentford-director\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:27:50","slug":"arsenal-chelsea-handed-ivan-toney-transfer-update-by-brentford-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/27\/arsenal-chelsea-handed-ivan-toney-transfer-update-by-brentford-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal & Chelsea handed Ivan Toney transfer update by Brentford director \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brentford technical director Phil Giles insists he is yet to have any contact with clubs over in-demand striker Ivan Toney.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toney is due to return from a gambling suspension in January, but\u00a090min<\/em>\u00a0understands he has made it clear he is keen to move on from Brentford this winter, with both Arsenal and Chelsea known admirers of the 27-year-old hitman.<\/p>\n

The Bees are demanding in excess of \u00a380m to part ways with Toney \u2013 a figure which is\u00a0expected to bring an end to the interest in his services in January.<\/p>\n

For Giles, a\u00a0transfer\u00a0for Toney is not on the agenda, but the Brentford chief did leave the door open to a potential move.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never had one phone call in three-and-a-half years about Ivan Toney, in terms of interest in buying him,\u201d Giles told\u00a0BBC Radio 5 Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job is really easy because I get on with the day-to-day. I have a lot to do and spend less time worrying about Ivan\u2019s situation than others. With Thomas [Frank], it\u2019s [the case of] getting him ready, getting him fit, getting him some practice games in, and then the expectation is he\u2019ll come back in the team.<\/p>\n

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Toney is expected back in action in January \/ Alex Pantling\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf my phone rings between now and then, I\u2019ll see what\u2019s happening. But I\u2019m really not focused on that at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brentford are looking to hand Toney a contract extension but\u00a090min<\/em>\u00a0understands the striker, while open to signing, would only do so if any new deal included a reasonable release clause to facilitate his next move.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0and Chelsea are known to have looked at alternative transfer targets, with\u00a0Feyenoord\u2019s Santiago Gimenez\u00a0among those to have been watched by both London sides.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u00a0are prepared to focus their efforts on another target,\u00a0Napoli\u2019s Victor Osimhen, whose future in Italy is far from certain after talks over a new contract hit a massive stumbling block.<\/p>\n

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