Arsenal or Chelsea? Ivan Toney told PERFECT next club
Tom Weber
- Updated: 4 Nov 2023 11:51 GMT
- 3 min read
Former Premier League star Troy Deeney believes that Chelsea, rather than Arsenal, would be the perfect destination for Ivan Toney.
The Brentford striker is one of English football's hottest commodities. An excellent number nine but currently serving a betting ban until January 16, Toney has several of the Premier League's biggest hitters fighting to secure his services, with many expecting the 27-year-old to depart his club in the winter.
He won't come cheap, however. Sky Sports recently reported that the Bees will demand as much as £100 million for their star striker, which massively limits the pool of potential buyers. Manchester United, for example, have been linked with Toney but given their Financial Fair Play restrictions, a deal seems unlikely.
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This leaves Arsenal and Chelsea as the striker's only realistic options and ex-Watford star Troy Deeney knows where Toney would "fit like a glove."
Toney should join Blues
In his column for The Sun, Deeney wrote: “Ivan Toney has two options if he leaves in the January window — Chelsea or Arsenal. My advice to him would be to join a project where you fit like a glove — and that would be Chelsea.
“Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino’s biggest problem is still a need for an out-and-out striker. After £1 billion of spending, where are his 20 goals coming from consistently? So, what is another £100m to them? That’s the going rate for a top player nowadays, and I reckon Brentford would accept £80m plus add-ons."
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“Some may argue Chelsea as a club is a circus. Why would any player, especially one who has been out for a lengthy period, want to get involved there as they hover around mid-table with no European football? But elite strikers have this different sort of mindset and arrogance. Ivan will look at that team, that situation, and think: ‘Let me show you why I am the Guv’nor.’"
“At the age of 27, he will also see a highly talented, young squad at Stamford Bridge that in the next two to three years, could go on to be a real force.”
