West Ham United have been urged to make a daring monetary transfer to lure Ivan Toney again to the Premier League, with former England striker Darren Bent suggesting the membership ought to pay half of the ahead’s tax invoice to persuade him to signal.
Talking on talkSPORT, Bent claimed that such a gesture is perhaps vital if the Hammers are severe about securing the Al-Ahli striker’s signature through the upcoming January switch window.
The 29-year-old striker, at the moment plying his commerce within the Saudi Professional League, has been linked with a sensational return to England amid rising curiosity from Premier League golf equipment.
West Ham see Toney as the proper substitute for Niclas Füllkrug, who might depart the London Stadium within the winter window.
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Nuno Espírito Santo’s facet are in determined want of a dependable, medical No. 9, somebody able to main the road and offering the goalscoring consistency they’ve lacked this season.
Toney’s scenario, nevertheless, is sophisticated. Having moved to Saudi Arabia earlier this yr on a profitable tax-free deal, the ahead would face a hefty UK tax invoice, estimated at £14 million, if he had been to return earlier than finishing two full years overseas.
As Bent identified, such a state of affairs makes any fast transfer again to England financially unattractive for the participant.
He mentioned: “If somebody’s determined for him, I imply determined, a membership desires Ivan Toney and so they’re determined. Why can’t they foot half the invoice?”
He added: “Say you’re, and no disrespect, West Ham, and you understand you want [help], you’re combating on the backside… are you aware what I imply?”
Toney is unlikely to hitch the Hammers in January
Regardless of West Ham’s ambition, the probabilities of sealing a deal in January stay slim.
Toney is unlikely to return to England earlier than subsequent summer time, together with his monetary scenario and Al-Ahli’s reluctance to promote each appearing as main roadblocks.
Toney stays one in all England’s most feared strikers. His return would undoubtedly enhance West Ham’s attacking firepower, however the monetary and logistical hurdles make such a transfer extremely sophisticated.
Even when West Ham proprietor David Sullivan had been keen to dip deep into his pockets to assist supervisor Nuno Espírito Santo’s rebuild, the probability of a mid-season deal stays distant.
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