Chelsea are contemplating a late sensational swoop for Brentford striker Ivan Toney.
A striker stays a precedence for the Blues boss Enzo Maresca so late within the switch window, with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen closely linked with a transfer to Stamford Bridge. Nevertheless, cash-rich Saudi Professional League facet Al Ahli are additionally all in favour of Osimhen, who’s determined to depart Napoli this summer season.
The Blues need to make a transfer for Ivan Toney earlier than the August 30 switch deadline. They’ve reportedly held talks with West London rivals Brentford over a deal for the England striker, who’s valued at round £50m. The striker, 28, has entered the ultimate 12 months of his contract and needs to depart the Bees. Consequently, Thomas Frank has left Toney out of match-day squads in Brentford’s opening two Premier League video games amid intense hypothesis surrounding his future.
Curiously, Toney has additionally been topic of curiosity from Al Ahli. He’s understood to have agreed private phrases with the Saudi Professional League membership, who’ve supplied as much as £42 million together with add-ons to Brentford. This has alerted Premier League golf equipment, primarily Chelsea.
Chelsea eager to dump a number of high-earning stars
Chelsea, having spent closely to again new boss Enzo Maresca, at the moment are primarily specializing in transferring on high-earning fringe stars to trim their wage invoice. Gamers like Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell and Romelu Lukaku are a few of these notable names the Blues need to offload completely earlier than the switch window slams shut.
Napoli have agreed a deal with Chelsea to signal Lukaku after intense negotiations. Antonio Conte has been determined to reunite with Lukaku in Naples, having received the Serie A title with the striker at Inter Milan two years in the past. The Belgium worldwide is about to journey to Italy on Wednesday to endure his medical.
In the meantime, Chilwell and Sterling have been coaching away from the principle Chelsea squad as they aren’t a part of Maresca’s plans. Each the Chelsea outcasts have been linked with strikes to Manchester United. There was talks of a swap deal involving Sterling and Jadon Sancho, whereas Chilwell may present resolution to Erik ten Hag’s left-back woes.
I’m Rohan Sengupta from one of many busiest cities in India, Mumbai. A Journalism graduate with a eager curiosity in sports activities, soccer is one thing I merely can not dwell with out and writing, discussing and analyzing the sport is what I do 24*7.
