SUMMARY
- As the season went on, fans expected the club's new signings, such as Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku, to deliver their best performances for the club.
- Ivan Toney has impressed everyone in the soccer hierarchy with his performances for Brentford.
Premier League club Chelsea hasn’t had the best of starts to their 2023-2024 season in English top-flight soccer. However, as the season went on, fans expected the club’s new signings, such as Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku, to deliver their best performances for the club. But it didn’t quite happen consistently.
Despite registering a few wins here and there, Chelsea has struggled to build their season so far. Their main man, Nicolas Jackson, has failed to impress in front of the goal. Nicolas has lacked that clinical finishing touch. For a striker, the most important thing is to finish off the chances presented to him. But the Senegal international hasn’t been that clinical.
🚨 Brentford have set a price of £100m for Ivan Toney to be sold this January, as Chelsea are looking into making sales in order to challenge Arsenal for his signature. 👀
(Source: Independent) pic.twitter.com/IsW72Z84NP
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 5, 2024
As per a report by ‘Transfer News Live’ on ‘X’, Premier League club Brentford has put up a price tag of around $127.4 million on their star striker, Ivan Toney. Any club wanting to acquire the player’s services will have to pay this hefty amount. It has also been said that the Blues are looking to make sales of their own. So, they can challenge their London rivals, Arsenal, for Ivan Toney’s signature.
Chelsea’s manager, Mauricio Pochettino, would know that getting someone like Toney could significantly improve his side’s goal-scoring issues. Ivan Toney has impressed everyone in the soccer hierarchy with his performances for Brentford. The player also had the opportunity to make his England debut in 2023. If the Blues manage to get him, it can be a marquee signing for them.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank clears the air on Ivan Toney amid interest from Chelsea
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has quite often been asked about Ivan Toney’s future in his match interviews. The manager has often implicated his views regarding the player’s transfer saga diplomatically. A recent report by ‘The Mirror’ stated the opinion of Thomas regarding his striker, Ivan Toney.
The 50-year-old was reportedly asked about the price tag for Toney looked upon by Brentford. Thomas expressed, “If I ever could recommend that, and it’s not for me to say yes or no”. He pointed out the people in the club’s hierarchy who have the power to make such decisions. “It (the price tag) would need to be unbelievable, so he (Ivan Toney) would stay here,” the Bees manager further stated.
Amid the interest from Chelsea and Arsenal, it can be said that the high price tag for Toney was hinted at in advance by Brentford’s manager. Also, from some of his words, it seemed like Thomas didn’t want his star striker to leave his club. It would be interesting to see how far the Blues and the Gunners can go with the signing of Ivan Toney in the transfer window.