Chelsea and Everton are weighing up a move for former Newcastle United striker Ivan Toney - according to Peterborough United director of football Barry Fry.
The Magpies sold Toney to the Posh for around £650,000 in 2018 after he was deemed surplus to requirements at St James' Park.
However, the former Northampton front man shone in League One, earning a £10m move to Brentford last summer.
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Toney helped shoot the Bees into the Premier League, scoring 30 times in the Championship, including a goal at Wembley in their 2-0 play-off final success over Swansea.
His form has attracted interest of some big Premier League sides, and Fry says both Chelsea and Everton are interested.
“I still think (sides) like Everton and even Chelsea are," he told This Is Futbol.
“I know Chelsea are looking at the top range of centre-forwards, but I know they’ve watched him and like him, and if they don’t get A, B, and C, who knows?”
“Then I expect Ivan to go for £40m, £45m, £50m, but now he’s got them in the Premier League, only the top clubs could afford him.”
A big-money move this summer could be worth 100 times the £450,000 Newcastle paid Northampton for Toney back in 2016.
The striker only made four appearances for United, with loan spells at Barnsley, Shrewsbury, Scunthorpe and Wigan before the permanent move to Peterborough.
It was Rafa Benitez who eventually sold Toney, making Everton's reported interest somewhat ironic should the Spaniard succeed Carlo Ancelotti at Goodison Park.
