Chelsea is attempting to derail Arsenal’s January transfer ambitions once more. Arsenal were very active in trying to sign Mykhailo Mudryk last January, but Chelsea hijacked the deal due to their readiness to spend large. Arsenal now wants Ivan Toney in the winter, and reportedly Chelsea are keen to ruin the Gunners’ transfer ambitions once again. The Englishman will be in high demand, and the Bees are aware of this, which is why they have placed a £100 million price tag on his head.
Arsenal is debating whether or not to pay a high price for the 27-year-old. Chelsea are prepared to derail their pursuit of Toney by meeting Brentford’s asking price. According to Football London, the Blues are seriously considering making a high-value bid to Brentford for striker Ivan Toney during the January transfer window. Toney appears to be a major target for their need to add a proven striker to relieve the burden on their Senegalese summer signing, Nicolas Jackson.
With Chelsea’s intentions plain, Arsenal, if they are serious about acquiring Toney, will have no choice but to break the bank for that deal or risk missing out on their top winter transfer target for the second time.
Toney can be an excellent buy for whoever signs him, since he has been averaging 20 goals every season for Brentford. This year he was suspended from all football activity for eight months and is slated to return in January, which would be perfect timing for Arsenal’s title and Champions League battles.
I hope Arsenal don’t allow Chelsea to hijack the deal and find a way to win his signature, for Gooners sake.
Darren N
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Arsenal miss the bullet by not signing the Ukrainian, but we would be better served signing a powerful midfielder in January
Gunsmoke, I’m not sure that I agree with you regarding the “bullet” as I have seen some excellent moves starting to evolve.
Furthermore, I also believe that MA would have brought out the undoubted talent this young man has – while chelsea were / are in a complete mess…. in fact, if chelsea were to put him up for sale at a reasonable price, I would like our club to go in for him.
Toney, the subject of the article :
We need a proven PL striker to compliment Saka and Martinelli’s excellent work.
At the moment, Toney is the only player who fits the bill, so let’s go and show the chavs what we’re made of!!
Is it established that we are looking for an out & out striker, rather than a more versatile goal scoring forward of the type we already have.
I don’t like the idea of getting into a bidding war with Chelsea as we’ll pay far more than he’s worth, but I do agree that he seems to be the only proven PL striker available. Or are we leading Todd down the path?
Fans may think we need a powerful central striker, but if Arteta thinks differently, we will not be moving for Toney.As it is, with the departure of Partey on the cards, the recruitment of a top quality central midfielder may well be our Manager’s top priority this season.
For the amount of money quoted, I honestly hope Arsenal thinks twice about getting Toney, and considers (1) Victor Osimhen, (2) Dusan Vlahovic, (3) Kolo Muani instead. I feel any of these three could hold post till Chido Obi-Martin comes on the scene at senior level.
Ivan Toney just doesn’t feel right for this Arsenal team.
I agree MM.
I really don’t believe in highjacking, I would believe it is up to the player to make his preference. Look at Liverpool and Moses Caisedo’s issue, he went to Chelsea regardless of the amount Liverpool put on the table.