£80m player wants massive signing on fee to join Chelsea, Hungry for Chelsea move?
Chelsea striking a deal to sign Ivan Toney from Brentford next month could become quite tricky.
If Chelsea want to bring Ivan Toney to Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window, according to journalist Simon Phillips, they will have to pay a large signing on fee.
And Phillips claimed on his Substack that the above is one of the things that is putting the club off. “I’m told,” he said before explaining that the Blues are reluctant to offer the kind of money Toney’s camp are demanding.
Brentford are also going to want a huge fee to part ways with their striker next month.
The Independent recently claimed that it could take £80m to get Toney out of the Gtech Community Stadium.
Chelsea not fully convinced by Ivan Toney
While Chelsea certainly do look to have interest in Toney, it is quite clear that there are some doubts and the club are not prepared to go all out for him.
According to journalist Ben Jacobs, Chelsea’s recruitment team are actually divided on whether to make a move for the 27-year-old or not.
Honestly, if the Blues cannot sign Victor Osimhen, who continues to be linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, and Mauricio Pochettino really wants a new striker for the second half of the season and beyond, then they should bring in Toney.
The England international has proven that he can score goals in the Premier League, netting 20 times in 33 appearances last month.
When you imagine what Toney could do in a team with better quality players, you start to think he could be well worth the money.
However, Chelsea seem to have a cap here and look prepared to draw a line. It seems unlikely that they will go all out for the Brentford star.
And if Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku can hit top form for Chelsea, then they may not need to.