{"id":295714,"date":"2023-12-02T05:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295714"},"modified":"2023-12-02T05:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:38:59","slug":"arsenal-backed-to-sign-their-own-haaland-netxt-month-face-chelsea-tussle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/arsenal-backed-to-sign-their-own-haaland-netxt-month-face-chelsea-tussle\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal backed to sign their own Haaland netxt month face Chelsea tussle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal 'ready to sell Thomas Partey' to raise funds for three-man January transfer list<\/h3>\n

Arsenal have been told that Brentford striker Ivan Toney can have the same impact as Erling Haaland at Manchester City, should they beat Chelsea to what would be a blockbuster January transfer. The England forward returns from suspension next month and has already spoken publicly about a potential move.<\/p>\n

Toney has been banned for the entirety of the season so far after breaching the FA\u2019s betting rules, but last year proved to be one of the top strikers in the Premier League. The Gunners are said to be interested in bolstering Mikel Arteta\u2019s frontline with another forward and the club\u2019s former goalkeeper David Seaman believes he can be Arsenal\u2019s own Haaland.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would imagine that Arteta would be looking at it [signing Ivan Toney in January],\u201d Seaman told The Sports Daily. \u201cEspecially with the injuries that Gabriel Jesus is suffering. Toney is good, he\u2019s strong in the air, but he\u2019s good with his feet as well. I\u2019m comparing it to when Haaland came to Manchester City.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople were asking why they needed a striker like that. They were already scoring the most goals in the league and winning the title without him, but then you see the impact he had. A big target man like him, who guarantees goals could certainly work at Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, they are likely to encounter rival interest from Chelsea should Arsenal press on for Toney. The 27-year-old would not come cheap as Brentford have been known to be tough negotiators and could demand upwards of \u00a360million for their star man.<\/p>\n

Bees boss Thomas Frank has already dismissed the suggestion that Toney could depart in January. “Everyone saw what he did last year. It\u2019s not like he broke a leg or did his ACL, so he\u2019s fit and probably even more ambitious to get success,\u201d he told the London Evening Standard.<\/p>\n