🔵 Chelsea WILL sign a striker in 2024, but who will it be? 👀
Chelsea will look to sign a striker in 2024, according to Fabrizio Romano in his Daily Briefing column earlier today.
The Blues have an interest in both Brentford striker Ivan Toney and Napoli centre-forward Victor Osimhen, but it remains to be seen which one will end up being the priority for the west London giants.
With Toney, there is a clear desire to leave Brentford for a big Premier League club, so that gives Chelsea an opportunity, with the England international likely to be available for around £65m.
However, Arsenal are also interested in Toney, so could Osimhen be a better option to avoid a bidding war?
Discussing both these players, Romano said: “There’s been a lot of interest in Ivan Toney, including from Italy, but the idea of the player is to move to a top English club. There is interest from Arsenal, for sure, he is appreciated by people at the club, but we’ll have to see if Arsenal want to spend important money on a striker, especially after their big spending in the summer.
“Chelsea are also interested - they are following both Toney and Victor Osimhen. They will go for a striker in 2024, let’s see if it’s January or the summer. Tottenham are very happy with their squad, but could also be one to watch with Toney if they decide to go for a striker.
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“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.”
He added: “Despite rumours, I can 100% guarantee that Victor Osimhen has not agreed anything with Liverpool or any club. He’s not negotiating any contract or salary with any other club, even if there is interest from around Europe, which is normal.
“Still, it’s also true that Osimhen has not agreed anything with Napoli, despite receiving a contract proposal which was the biggest in Napoli’s history. The negotiations are not advancing or progressing, so it’s dangerous for Napoli as he’s out of contract in 2025. If nothing is agreed in the next months then he could be one to watch in the summer.”
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