Chelsea will need to fork out at least £50m to land 27-year-old Premier League star

Fabrizio Romano reveals what Chelsea will need to pay for Ivan Toney with Arsenal also keen

According to Fabrizio Romano, Brentford will demand a price in the region of £50 or £60 million for Chelsea target Ivan Toney with Arsenal also well-informed on the Englishman’s situation.

Toney is also open to a move and has changed his agent, which gives Chelsea a boost as a few of the Blues’ players have the same representatives. It should prove to be a curious January transfer window for the Blues.

Toney is currently training alone and has been banned from participating in games until January after being found guilty of betting. Meanwhile, Chelsea are keeping tabs on his situation and wants to make a move for him in January, but they will face competition from Arsenal.

There has been massive contrast in both clubs’ starts to the new season, as Chelsea have struggled to win games mainly due to their ineptness in front of goal, while the Gunners remain fourth in the table.

The Blues have targeted the England international for a January signing as they once again find an elite centre-forward to end their goalscoring curse. Chelsea’s lingering problems over the years have been scoring goals, and they have trouble locating a proven centre-forward to end their misery in front of the goal.

It’s apparent the Bees will demand a king’s ransom for the striker who enjoyed a prolific season last term, which has certainly increased his value. However, it seems like a decent price given he has the quality to change our goalscoring trajectory. More so, Toney is a Premier League-proven player ready to compete with the best if given good service.

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Chelsea totally have the players who will provide him with that service, but with Arsenal in the race, it won’t be simple to sign Toney. Given they can offer him Champions League football, we could find themselves at a disadvantage. But Todd Boehly and Co have overcome bigger obstacles once they set their sights on a player.