Ivan Toney is keen on leaving Brentford (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)
Chelsea are preparing a mammoth bid for Brentford striker Ivan Toney in the January transfer window.
The striker is currently serving an eight-month ban for gambling offences but he’s back in training with the Bees.
Toney is pencilled in for a return to action in January but despite his long-term absence there is strong interest in signing the striker.
The period off has given the 27-year-old time to reflect, and though he’s thankful to the support that Brentford have given him, he feels it’s time to leave the club.
Arsenal have shown interest in Toney, and Mikel Arteta is desperate to add more firepower to his frontline.
But Brentford have set an asking price of around £80m for Toney, which Arsenal would not consider bidding.
Toney will return to action in January (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Chelsea have been overreliant on Nicolas Jackson this term, and the former Villarreal man has at times struggled even though he’s managed seven goals in 14 appearances.
Toney would be a more reliable target man, and at 27 he has plenty of time left at the top.
According to Football.London, Chelsea are now preparing a bid for the forward.
Chelsea have spent over £1.2billion since Todd Boehly’s takeover and they’re ready to back Mauricio Pochettino again in January.
Goals have proved difficult to come by this season, though the Blues have hit eight in their last two matches against Spurs and Man City.
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