In response to revered journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal proceed to stay excited about signing Brentford striker Ivan Toney forward of the January switch window.
The London giants suffered a 2nd successive Premier League defeat on New Yr’s Eve they usually out of the blue discover themselves 4th within the desk, 2 factors behind Liverpool, who may prolong the lead tomorrow.
There have been calls from followers to signal a goalscoring striker and talking in his Caught Offside column, Romano mentioned that the Gunners like Toney however it will take a giant amount of cash for Brentford to promote.
He mentioned: “As I mentioned earlier than, Arsenal like Toney, however as I at all times talked about, Brentford need a huge amount of cash or there’s no probability for him to maneuver in January. So it will likely be a troublesome deal for Arsenal or another membership.”
New striker
Arsenal had a number of objective contributors final season and it has been the identical case this season. Nevertheless, the frequency of objectives have vastly lowered and this has led to their downfall over the previous few weeks.
Bukayo Saka is at the moment the main scorer for the Gunners within the top-flight with 6 objectives and this isn’t ample for a membership aiming to compete with Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool for the English crown.
They want a giant improve at the beginning of the New Yr and Toney might be the reply to their issues. The Englishman was sensational for the Bees final season with 20 league objectives earlier than his betting ban which ends on January 17.
He may give the Gunners a greater probability of profitable the title, however a deal might be costly as Romano mentioned. Brentford are mentioned to be eyeing as much as £80 million for him however they might settle for an preliminary £60 million.
Toney has apparently given the inexperienced mild to hitch the Gunners, however Arsenal’s probabilities of signing him might rely upon participant gross sales. Eddie Nketiah might be bought by the membership to accommodate Toney’s arrival.
