'Tottenham? Arsenal? I hate everything!' Popularity Explodes 'Gambling Addiction'FW, Have You Decided Your Next Destination? "About 89 billion in transfer fees"

Jul 13, 2024

'Tottenham? Arsenal? I hate everything!' Popularity Explodes 'Gambling Addiction'FW, Have You Decided Your Next Destination? 'About 89 billion in transfer fees'
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'Tottenham? Arsenal? I hate everything!' Popularity Explodes 'Gambling Addiction'FW, Have You Decided Your Next Destination? 'About 89 billion in transfer fees'
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Brentford striker Ivan Toney has decided the next destination he wants.

Tony is already one of the front-line strikers in the English Premier League (EPL) since the 2022-2023 season. He played very well in 33 league games last season with 20 goals and four assists, but later left the ground due to privacy concerns. From February 2017 to January 2022, he was suspended from football-related activities for eight months for violating betting-related regulations as many as 126 times.

Tony, who has taken disciplinary steps since May 2023, only returned to the ground in January. He also showed off his unchanged skills by scoring in the return match against Nottingham Forest and the subsequent match against Tottenham, but suffered a slump and ended this season with four goals and two assists in 17 official matches. Despite his disappointing performance at the end of this season, there are not a few courtships against him. It is known that clubs that need to reinforce the front line from the winter transfer market have already considered recruiting Tony.

'Tottenham? Arsenal? I hate everything!' Popularity Explodes 'Gambling Addiction'FW, Have You Decided Your Next Destination? 'About 89 billion in transfer fees'
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Several clubs showed interest, and Tottenham and Arsenal were considered ahead. Tottenham filled the void created by Harry Kane's departure this season with Son Heung-min brilliantly, but Tottenham, which is still clearly disappointed in its scoring ability, actively considered Tony as Son's partner.

However, there was a problem. The weekly pay held back. Among the various teams, Tony reportedly told interested clubs that he wanted 250,000 pounds (about 440 million won) per week, including Tottenham. Tony's weekly demand level was also significantly higher than Son Heung-min's weekly wage of 190,000 pounds (337 million won), currently known as Tottenham's highest weekly wage, and Tottenham was unable to actively participate.

In the case of Arsenal, Tony was nominated, but it has been reported that he has since turned to younger and more promising players such as Benjamin Seschko and Victor Jockeres.

'Tottenham? Arsenal? I hate everything!' Popularity Explodes 'Gambling Addiction'FW, Have You Decided Your Next Destination? 'About 89 billion in transfer fees'
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But Tony didn't want two teams either. There was another club he wanted. The British Tribune reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'Tony wants to join Manchester United'

Tribuna 'Tony reportedly told Brentford he wanted to join Manchester United. According to the news, Brentford will accept the amount of 50 million pounds (about 89 billion won)."

Manchester United has recently succeeded in reinforcing its offense as it is close to recruiting Joshua Girksey. However, Zirkji is a striker who is used to playing various roles from the front rather than just playing a front-line scorer. Manchester United, where Rasmus Hailun is below expectations, seems to have started recruiting Tony, wanting a striker who will focus on scoring as a center forward from the front line.

Tony, who received much attention from many EPL clubs, chose the next destination he wanted. Attention is also focusing on whether Manchester United will be able to invest nearly 90 billion won in transfer fees to embrace Tony.





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