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Ben Jacobs on Chelsea’s search for a striker

Writing in his latest exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Jacobs said that Chelsea have a chance of landing Toney but Osimhen will be nearly impossible.

The journalist said: “Chelsea do want another striker in 2024 but no final decision has been made yet as to whether to move in January or wait until summer. There is faith in Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja and a feeling within the club that Christopher Nkunku’s return from a knee injury could make all the difference.

“It will be near impossible for Chelsea to sign Victor Osimhen mid-season. Although the Nigerian forward hasn’t extended his Napoli contract, Aurelio De Laurentiis just doesn’t want to sell in January. There’s no doubt Osimhen will leave for over €100m if he doesn’t extend, but Napoli are prepared to wait until summer unless they receive an astronomical offer.

“Ivan Toney is a more ‘gettable’ target in January. Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs have all held internal discussions about him. Brentford want at least £65m, but several sources feel that number could be closer to £80m.”

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Arsenal star’s position safe despite transfer links with £65million star

Mark Brus — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:17:00 +0000

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on the Arsenal striker situation ahead of this January’s transfer window.

Eddie Nketiah was in superb form to score a hat-trick in the win over Sheffield United at the weekend, and Romano insists the Gunners are very happy with him, despite there also being some interest in Brentford striker Ivan Toney as well.

For now, Romano insists Arsenal have nothing agreed over Toney, who is also wanted by Chelsea and who won’t come cheap, so it’s currently looking unlikely that his arrival can be taken as a given, and therefore Nketiah’s place in Mikel Arteta’s squad is surely safe.

“Arsenal really wanted him (Nketiah) to stay, they extended his contract months ago, so the idea has always been to trust him. I have no indications of him leaving,” Romano told The Debrief podcast.

Ivan Toney in action for Brentford

“Toney is really appreciated by Arsenal, same at Chelsea, so I think the race is absolutely open. At the moment nothing is agreed with the player or Brentford, but for sure he’s appreciated.

“We’ll have to see Arsenal’s situation in December, it will depend on their position in their Champions League group and the Premier League table. It’s not guaranteed that they will spend big money on Toney, because it would have to be at least £65m, so Arsenal want to take their time to decide on what they need.”

Some Arsenal fans will surely want to see an upgrade come in up front, even if Nketiah is a decent squad player who can do damage to teams like Sheffield United from time to time.

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Toney, however, would likely be able to take this team to the next level, giving more of a guarantee of 20-25 goals a season than either Nketiah or Gabriel Jesus can give.

It won’t be easy, however, so as Romano says, this is surely an open situation ahead of January.

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Arsenal and Tottenham unwilling to pay the asking price for 27-year-old target

Saikat Chatterjee — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:05:08 +0000

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are keen on the Brentford striker Ivan Toney during the January transfer window.

The 27-year-old striker is currently suspended for breaching betting regulations but he is set to return to action midway through January. He is hoping to join a big club and the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham could provide him with that opportunity.

However, a report from Fichajes claims that his €70 million asking price could prove to be prohibitive to any transfer and the likes of Arsenal and Spurs are unwilling to pay that kind of money for him.

Although he is a proven performer in the Premier League, the London clubs are hoping to sign him for a more reasonable price. It will be interesting to see if Brentford are willing to reduce their asking price and sell him for a more reasonable fee.

There is no doubt that Toney would improve both clubs immensely. Arsenal have Gabriel Jesus at their disposal and the Brazilian has not been a prolific goalscorer for them. Toney would add a new dimension to their attack.

Ivan Toney in action.

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Similarly, Tottenham need to bring in an upgrade on Richarlison who has not been able to replace Harry Kane.

Both clubs have made an impressive start to the Premier League campaign and Toney will be attracted to the idea of playing for them. Their attacking approach would be a good fit for his game as well. It will be interesting to see where he ends up.

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Chelsea have ace up their sleeve in expected battle with Premier League rivals for Serie A hit-man

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:03:15 +0000

There doesn’t seem to be a transfer window that goes by now without Chelsea being heavily involved in one way or another.

The Blues have been the busiest club in the marketplace by a distance since Todd Boehly took over, and there’s nothing to suggest that things won’t be much the same in January and next summer.

One player that could be of interest to them is their former striker, Tammy Abraham.

Currently out injured, the forward could be open to a move back to the Premier League according to TeamTalk, and Chelsea have an ace up their sleeve should they decide to bring the player back to Stamford Bridge.

The report also states that Aston Villa and Brentford could be interested – the former incase Ollie Watkins decides to move on – which appears unlikely given that he’s just signed a contract extension until 2028 – and the latter because Ivan Toney is expected to leave.

Where Chelsea are one step ahead is that their player, Romelu Lukaku, is currently ripping it up in Serie A, and there’s a possibility of a swap deal with the Belgian.

Though the truth behind Lukaku’s fall-out at the Blues hasn’t become public, it does appear that he has no future in west London, so a swap with Tammy Abraham could be a move to suit all parties.

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Hargreaves thinks £50m Premier League man could complete West Ham squad

Darren Looney — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:13:13 +0000

Former Premier League footballer and now pundit Owen Hargreaves believes West Ham United manager David Moyes should make a move to sign Brentford’s Ivan Toney in January.

The England striker is expected to leave the Bees during the next transfer window upon his return to the sport on January 16th.

The Brentford star is currently serving a ban from playing for eight months after admitting to 232 breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules

Moyes has been linked with a big-money move to sign the £50 million-rated Ivan Toney this winter, reports Football London, but the Hammers face competition from the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea.

Speaking to Premier League Productions, Hargreaves has stated that West Ham should make a move for Toney to fill their goalscoring needs.

The pundit said: “Ivan Toney is the one who screams out. Benrahma can play off the left. Kudus can play off one of those wide areas. I think Moyes has got the players. Maybe get a Toney in, if you could. But I just think you have to get Kudus in the side, then allow Paqueta to play central. He is easily their best player.”

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Fabrizio Romano: Two potential Chelsea striker targets, plus clarification on CB transfer interest

Mark Brus — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:30:00 +0000

Fabrizio Romano has taken to his exclusive Daily Briefing column to discuss Chelsea’s January transfer plans in attack and defence.

According to the transfer news expert, Chelsea could be keen to sign either Victor Osimhen or Ivan Toney up front, with reinforcements in attack looking like a clear priority for the Blues after a difficult start to the season relying on unconvincing youngster Nicolas Jackson in that department.

Osimhen and Toney look ideal after their form for Napoli and Brentford, respectively, so it will be interesting to see how this develops in the weeks and months ahead.

Romano admits that one issue could be that it will be difficult to prise Osimhen away from Napoli in the middle of the season, so that could perhaps point towards Toney being the more realistic option.

Meanwhile, Romano added that Chelsea could also look for new signings at centre-back, depending on what opportunities come up in the market.

“With Chelsea, a new striker for sure will be discussed ahead of January, while a new centre-back can be a possibility in case they find an opportunity but they’re not desperate to get one, it depends on the market opportunities, so I can’t give names for the moment, but they have excellent directors so I’m sure they will find good options if that’s what they decide,” Romano said.

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“For the striker position, we already know about links with Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen, and for sure either of them would be top top signings. For Osimhen, however, I still think a January move away from Napoli is looking difficult.”

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Owen Hargreaves urges Moyes to sign £75m goal-machine from Premier League rivals

Jason Pettigrove — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:50:10 +0000

Although they have a reasonable enough 16 goals from their opening nine Premier League games, it’s fairly obvious that West Ham need to get a top level striker on board to ease the goalscoring burden on the fading twin strike force of Danny Ings and Michail Antonio.

At present, things look relatively healthy for the Hammers but over the course of a long, hard season, not bringing in another front man could come back to haunt them.

Though they bought well in other areas of the squad during the summer, David Moyes and Tim Steidten neglected the striking department so that has to be a priority in January.

Former Man United midfielder and now broadcaster, Owen Hargreaves, has suggested that perhaps the Hammers should go after Brentford’s Ivan Toney, who will be back from an eight month ban in January.

He’s unlikely to come cheap and it’d be interesting to see if West Ham would push the boat out financially to that extent, but Hargreaves is clear.

“Ivan Toney is the one who screams out,” he said on Premier League Productions (h/t HITC).

“Benrahma can play off the left. Kudus can play off one of those wide areas.

“I think Moyes has got the players. Maybe get a Toney in, if you could. But I just think you have to get Kudus in the side, then allow Paqueta to play central. He is easily their best player.”

With it believed that London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal might also be interested in Toney’s services, Moyes and Steidten will have a hell of a job convincing the player that the London Stadium should be the next port of call in his career.

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Transfer news: Jadon Sancho, La Liga star to Man Utd, £65m Chelsea target latest, Osimhen Liverpool & more

Fabrizio Romano — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:16:23 +0000

Hello and welcome to today’s exclusive column for the Daily Briefing – click here to subscribe to unlock the complete version, and for more content from myself, Ben Jacobs, Jonathan Johnson and our other columnists.

Jadon Sancho – There is still no price for Sancho, it will be important to see if it’s a permanent transfer or a loan – they will be open to any opportunity, though of course they’d probably favour a permanent transfer. Still, they know that in January it won’t be easy to find someone willing to pay something in the region of, and this is just my opinion, £50-55m, is not going to be easy. There is no change at the moment, no apology from Sancho, so it looks 90% over between him and the club. It’s similar to the situation with Cristiano Ronaldo a year ago – it’s really complicated, and Erik ten Hag doesn’t want any difficulties like this inside the club – FULL STORY HERE

Takefusa Kubo – In terms of replacing Sancho, there have been reports about Takefusa Kubo and in my opinion he would be a fantastic option, Kubo is a top player. But I’m afraid there’s absolutely nothing concrete happening there from what I’m told. Kubo is a crucial player for Real Sociedad, also Real Madrid are still keeping an eye on him for the future. I’m not aware of any talk with other clubs at this stage, and I don’t think it’s one for January honestly – FULL STORY HERE

Kalvin Phillips – From speaking to sources, it’s very likely for Kalvin Phillips to leave Manchester City in the January transfer window. That’s the idea, that’s the feeling, because the player both in public and in private has been very clear that he wants to play as a starter – FULL STORY HERE

Kalvin Phillips in action for Manchester City

Ivan Toney – The feeling of sources is that Toney’s asking price could be around £60-65m – Brentford would ideally want more than this, but the feeling at the moment is that for that kind of price the deal could be done – FULL STORY HERE

Aaron Ramsdale – The Aaron Ramsdale situation could be one to keep open, but at the moment I’m not aware of any negotiations. The goalkeeper market is a bit different from outfield players – it’s not easy for a goalkeeper to find a top club who can guarantee playing time – FULL STORY HERE

Cole Palmer – Chelsea deserve immense credit for the signing of Cole Palmer, because he’s been fantastic. West Ham and Brighton also wanted Palmer this summer, but Chelsea were ready to pay a big amount of money to Man City to make it happen, and it made the difference. For me, Palmer was also absolutely ready to play at Manchester City’s level too, but City have so many top players and so it’s understandable that they decided to sell when the right offer came in – FULL STORY HERE

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