Premier League Club Wants Ex-Tottenham Target Who Compared Himself To Ibrahimovic, Report Says

Former Tottenham Hotspur target and EFL star Ivan Toney, who thinks he is “similar” to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is now the new prospect of another English Premier League club, a report says.

Brentford goalscorer Toney has been generating quite a buzz in the second tier of the English football league. After joining the Bees in August, the prolific striker has already made his mark on the team, bagging a total of 16 goals in 20 appearances.

It didn’t take long for English top-flight clubs to notice Toney’s fine form, with Everton now emerging as his latest suitor, Italian outlet Calciomercato reported.

The 24-year-old is viewed by the Toffees as an incredible signing and is currently on coach Carlo Ancelotti’s radar. Everton is expecting to land Toney as a suitable backup and co-star for Dominic Calvert-Lewin , the report added.

Toney is one of the notable EFL stars who have been dreaming to seal a deal with a Premier League club. As early as now, Toney doesn’t have any problem dealing with pressure as he is already oozing with confidence, even likening his game and style to legendary striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“I’ve always liked Zlatan [Ibrahimovic],” Toney told SunSport last month. “I just love his confidence. Some people see it as arrogance but you must be like that to succeed.”

“I’m similar to Zlatan in both my confidence and the way I play,” he added. “When he wants to do something, he just does it. I have some of that in my game and personality. And I believe I’ll be a Premier League striker.”

Prior to joining Brentford in the summer, Toney put his name on the map after netting 49 goals in two seasons with Peterborough United. Along with Brentford, Tottenham was also interested in the English forward at the time.

According to Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony, the interest from the Spurs was true and that one of the club’s scouts, David Pleat, thought they should make a move for Toney to become Harry Kane’s backup. However, the pandemic “ruined” everything.

“David thought Ivan was a relatively cheap option to boost the Spurs squad what with all Harry Kane’s injury problems,” MacAnthony recently said on the “Hard Truth” podcast.

“(Spurs chairman Daniel) Levy might have been worried Spurs fans would laugh at him for signing a League One player but, in any case, the pandemic ruined any chance of the move going ahead,” he added.