Chelsea have made a move to sign Ivan Toney from Brentford.
Chelsea are after a proven goalscorer to be their new No 9 and have been linked with a move for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
Toney has less than a year left on his contract and was left out of Brentford’s first two Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Liverpool.
The 28-year-old striker has a lucative offer from Al Ahli and Chelsea would not be able to match the wages on offer from Saudi Arabia, but can offer Premier League football and the chance to remain in West London.
Al Ahli, who have former Premier Leagure players Riyad Mahrez, Edouard Mendy and Roberto Firmino in their squad, have yet to meet Brentford’s valuation of the England striker.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank was tight-lipped on Toney’s future in a press conference on Tuesday. “Today, we have nothing to say about Ivan Toney,” he said.
Asked about the possibility of losing two strikers, with Yoane Wissa the subject of a bid from Nottingham Forest, he added: “Right now I have two players. Very happy.”
Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:
“They have made this move for Ivan Toney and I think there is pretty good chance that the move will be successful.
“The reason they are going for Toney is his incredible goalscoring record. Every level he has played at, he has scored.
“I think if you speak to a lot of Chelsea supporters, I think they would say it’s great to buy all of these young players, but what we want is a No. 9.
source:skysports.com
