EXCL: Ivan Toney still in demand, the truth behind Icardi rumours and more
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Arsenal and Chelsea still chasing Ivan Toney
Brentford’s Ivan Toney is a really important player with many clubs following him, and from what I understand, the interest from Arsenal and Chelsea is still there.Arsenal’s focus is on their midfield at the moment with Douglas Luiz remaining their priority, but Ivan Toney is a player appreciated by them. Chelsea like the player, yes, but what I wanted to clarify about Chelsea is that they’ve never decided to open a concrete negotiation with Brentford or with the player’s agents because of different factors.
They want to take their time before they decide which player they want to sign in that position in 2024. Chelsea have had internal discussions and Ivan Toney is a player they appreciate, but they haven’t started the process to sign him and so the situation at the moment remains very open.
No truth in Icardi to Real Madrid rumours
Mauro Icardi has been linked extensively with Real Madrid because of their injury situation, but things remain the same as before; the club are not working to sign a striker in January and there has been no contact with Galatasaray.The idea is to do something in the summer, when Endrick arrives and the Kylian Mbappe situation has to be resolved one way or the other. There are so many things that could still happen.
At the moment, Real Madrid have been very unlucky with injuries, including to Courtois, Camavinga and Vinicius Jr., but unless there are any more injuries between now
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