‘He’s Perfect for Chelsea’ – Frank Lampard tells Blues board to sign €55M ‘World class’ attacker ahead of potential late summer Stamford Bridge arrival
Frank Lampard has made strong remarks, suggesting that Brentford striker Ivan Toney would be a perfect fit for Chelsea this summer. The Blues are still being linked to a potential transfer for the England player.
There are still a few days left in the transfer window, which will give Chelsea additional opportunities to begin closing some moves that will serve as a statement to the rest of the Premier League about their new manager, Enzo Maresca.
It is imperative that the Blues board permits Maresca to add a fresh forward to their assault over the coming months, as Chelsea suffered mightily in the last campaign and only managed one player to score more than 20 goals. Cole Palmer was the only player to break that mark.
The Brentford talisman was strongly linked with a move to Chelsea in the summer and is a man that the Blues could sign, something that Frank Lampard believes could be perfect for the Blues, He told Prime Casino:
‘At Ivan Toney’s age – he’s 28-years-old – he absolutely shouldn’t be thinking about a move to Saudi. That’s an attractive option for him at the end of his career – he would be wasted playing over there in his prime.
‘I would tell Toney, don’t worry about the wages being offered, you’ll get those opportunities later, stay in the Premier League and score goals in the best division in the world.
‘I’m very surprised that he hasn’t gone anywhere yet. I think he would be the perfect fit for so many clubs in the Premier League. Before Tottenham signed Solanke, I was hoping that we were looking at him.
‘I’ve said this before, I don’t want him to sign for Arsenal, because they’ve got a lot of good players already, but he would be perfect for them. I think he would be perfect for CHELSEA too, even with all the problems in West London.
‘He’s an old-school centre forward that causes defences so many problems. Scoring goals is the most difficult job in football, and he’s got proven pedigree when it comes to hitting the back of the net.
‘The window closes on Friday. Maybe some Premier League clubs are waiting to see if they can pinch him on a reduced fee, but I’d be amazed if he was still at Brentford when the window closes.’