Brentford star and reported Manchester United target Ivan Toney is reportedly eager to earn more wages than club captain Bruno Fernandes in order to push through a transfer to Old Trafford.
United have recently emerged as dark horses in the race to secure Toney’s services, as Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS plot to bolster the club’s attacking department.
Arsenal and Chelsea were thought to be the frontrunners to lend the England international but it was recently relayed that both London clubs have since cooled their interest.
It’s believed that Arsenal and Chelsea harbour reservations about the age of the 28-year-old Toney.
A previous report covered by The Peoples Person stated that Brentford have slashed their asking price for their star man, amidst mounting interest in him.
The Bees had slapped an £80million price tag on him in January but it’s now thought that a fee in the region of £30-40m could get a deal over the line – a relatively small price to pay for a talisman of Toney’s abilities and reputation.
The Sun have now given more information on United’s pursuit of Toney and have revealed the player’s wage demands.
According to the newspaper, “Ivan Toney is hoping to pocket MORE than Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes if he joins the Red Devils this summer.”
“The issue for many suitors is the combination of Brentford’s fee and Toney’s expected wages, which are understood to be around £250k per week.”
“This number – which amounts to £13m per year- is also why Brentford aren’t close to an extension.”
“If Toney were to join the Red Devils on his preferred wages, he’d collect £10k more per week than their skipper Fernandes.”
The Sun points out that Mason Mount and Anthony Martial – who is on track to part ways with United in June – both currently earn the £250k weekly sum that Toney desires.
Casemiro is the club’s highest earner, with Raphael Varane, Marcus Rashford and on-loan forward Jadon Sancho all pocketing around £300,000 or more per week.
The 20-time English champions carry the Premier League’s fourth-largest wage bill, and it’s unclear if they will shy away from meeting Toney’s demands.
Toney only currently earns a reported £36k-a-week at the Gtech Community Stadium after he put pen to paper on fresh terms in September 2020.
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