‘I want to play under Arteta’ £80m player would rather sign for Arsenal than Real Madrid and Chelsea in January now

TEAMtalk reports that Arsenal have made Toney one of their top targets in the January transfer window. Meanwhile, Chelsea and Real Madrid are also tracking the 27-year-old.

Ivan Toney would rather go to Arsenal than Real Madrid

But Toney seems ready to reject Los Blancos and Mauricio Pochettino. TEAMtalk reports that the striker would prefer to join Arsenal next month.

Price may still be an issue for Mikel Arteta

Of course, that’s not the only obstacle the Gunners will have to overcome if they want to sign the Brentford striker when the window opens.

Arsenal are determined to sign a new striker in January and Mikel Arteta has made Brentford front man Ivan Toney one of his top targets, TEAMtalk can exclusively reveal.

TEAMtalk sources have stated that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a big fan of Toney and that is reciprocated… pic.twitter.com/1BlMbPrFHA— Gunners (@Gunnersc0m) December 18, 2023

The Bees apparently want £80 million for Toney.

Even if they are willing to agree to that amount, Thomas Frank’s players will surely still demand a high sum.

And given that Arsenal have agreed a loan deal to bring in David Ray in the summer, it wouldn’t be a big surprise if Edu doesn’t have big money available in January.

Perhaps they have ensured that they will have enough money to sign the striker they want when the time is right. But it seems that the Gunners have spent a decent amount of money in recent years.

It is clear that Toney could be an outstanding signing for Arsenal. He is a ‘top class’ striker who has excelled in the Premier League.

And the good news is that he also wants to end up at the Emirates.