Sport nationArsenal in the driving seat to sign cut-price ‘world-class’ striker, with Chelsea leaving the race: report
By Mark White published about 12 hours ago
Arsenal could be poised to bring an electric new forward into the club, with Chelsea “cooling” their interest in the same target
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session at London Colney on September 29, 2023 in St Albans, England.
(Image credit: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Arsenal are alone in the race to sign a £55 million striker, with their main competition, Chelsea, having cooled their interest.
The Gunners have been linked with strikers in the January market since the end of the last transfer window, with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah deemed to be below the required standard by some fans. Both were missing at the weekend: Leandro Trossard scored to keep up his good form.
But with two goals coming from defenders at set-pieces, plenty of analysts have questioned whether Arsenal need more firepower – with one name consistently linked.
Arsenal star Leandro Trossard looks on during the pre-season friendly match between 1. FC Nürnberg and Arsenal FC at Max-Morlock Stadion on July 13, 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Leandro Trossard scored for Arsenal at the weekend (Image credit: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea have cooled their interest in Ivan Toney, leaving the Gunners with a free run at signing the Brentford man.
Originally thought to be valued at around £100 million, Arsenal could broker a deal in the region of half of that, with the Blues instead honing in on Nigerian hitman Victor Osimhen. The Gunners’ cut-price capture of Toney, meanwhile, could see the Gunners bring in a striker described as “world-class” by his manager, with one of Jesus or Nketiah potentially leaving.
“For me as a coach, I don’t want to sell him,” Bees boss Thomas Frank said of his forward in September. “Ivan is a world-class player so why would you sell a world-class player? But it is not up to me to decide.
Ivan Toney
Ivan Toney is wanted by Arsenal (Image credit: Getty Images)
“I think one of the most difficult things in football is to score goals. For a team or for a player, and there are not many who go past 20 goals in the Premier League. He is a top player so I understand why there is interest but I would like to keep him.”
The 27-year-old is valued at €35m by Transfermarkt.
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Arsenal in the driving seat to sign cut-price ‘world-class’ striker, with Chelsea leaving the race: report
By Mark White published about 12 hours ago
Arsenal could be poised to bring an electric new forward into the club, with Chelsea “cooling” their interest in the same target
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session at London Colney on September 29, 2023 in St Albans, England.
(Image credit: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Arsenal are alone in the race to sign a £55 million striker, with their main competition, Chelsea, having cooled their interest.
The Gunners have been linked with strikers in the January market since the end of the last transfer window, with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah deemed to be below the required standard by some fans. Both were missing at the weekend: Leandro Trossard scored to keep up his good form.
But with two goals coming from defenders at set-pieces, plenty of analysts have questioned whether Arsenal need more firepower – with one name consistently linked.
Arsenal star Leandro Trossard looks on during the pre-season friendly match between 1. FC Nürnberg and Arsenal FC at Max-Morlock Stadion on July 13, 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Leandro Trossard scored for Arsenal at the weekend (Image credit: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea have cooled their interest in Ivan Toney, leaving the Gunners with a free run at signing the Brentford man.
Originally thought to be valued at around £100 million, Arsenal could broker a deal in the region of half of that, with the Blues instead honing in on Nigerian hitman Victor Osimhen. The Gunners’ cut-price capture of Toney, meanwhile, could see the Gunners bring in a striker described as “world-class” by his manager, with one of Jesus or Nketiah potentially leaving.
“For me as a coach, I don’t want to sell him,” Bees boss Thomas Frank said of his forward in September. “Ivan is a world-class player so why would you sell a world-class player? But it is not up to me to decide.
Ivan Toney
Ivan Toney is wanted by Arsenal (Image credit: Getty Images)
“I think one of the most difficult things in football is to score goals. For a team or for a player, and there are not many who go past 20 goals in the Premier League. He is a top player so I understand why there is interest but I would like to keep him.”
The 27-year-old is valued at €35m by Transfermarkt.
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Arsenal U18s’ trip to Brighton was postponed – after the team bus drove to the wrong ground.
Meanwhile, the Gunners are being linked with a big move for a £52m-rated talent – and ‘the new Erling Haaland’ is also said to be on the North London club’s radar.
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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn’t receive a winners’ medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson’s season at Barcelona to Robinho’s career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
MORE ABOUT STORIES
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen looks on during a Serie A match against Bologna in September 2023.
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THE UEFA EURO 2024 Winners Trophy is pictured duirng the UEFA EURO 2024 Brand Launch at Olympiastadion on October 05, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
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