![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/ivan-toney-targeted-before-transfer-deadline-but-could-miss-out-on-preferred-three-clubs/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_GettyImages-1490057136.jpg&description=Though he is suspended from football until January, Brentford striker Ivan Toney is attracting interest in the transfer window after starring for the Bees since their promotion to the Premier League Chelsea are growing increasingly confident that they can complete a late move for Brentford star Ivan Toney. Toney is currently suspended from football until January 2024 after admitting to 232 breaches of the FA's gambling rules. He remains under contract at the Bees having played a key role in establishing them as a force in the Premier League since their promotion in 2021. But there are doubts that he will be seen again in a Brentford shirt, as links to an exit gather pace. Before his ban, Toney was seen as one of the top strikers in the Premier League, having scored 32 goals in 66 top-flight appearances for Thomas Frank's men. His previous achievements are now attracting the eyes of Chelsea, with Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino looking to sign a new striker. According to The Independent, Toney is set to be the 'big target' in the closing days of the summer transfer window. Chelsea are considering a move for Nottingham Forest star Brennan Johnson, but Toney is their top target. Pochettino is keen to bring in a forward who can play across the attacking line, which Toney has the qualities for. It is said that there is an 'increasing feeling' that a deal between the two clubs can be struck before the end of the window on Friday. Brentford will not make it easy for the Blues though, slapping an £80million price tag on their star striker. HAVE YOUR SAY! Would Ivan Toney be a good signing for Chelsea? Comment below. Despite enjoying a successful three years at Brentford, Toney has admitted he is open to moving on. The striker has insisted that he is keen to challenge for trophies, though Chelsea were not one of the teams he named as being on his radar. "Everyone wants to play at the top of the tree," Toney told the Diary of a CEO podcast last week. "Not that Brentford aren't){kind=link}
Though he is suspended from football until January, Brentford striker Ivan Toney is attracting interest in the transfer window after starring for the Bees since their promotion to the Premier League
Chelsea are growing increasingly confident that they can complete a late move for Brentford star Ivan Toney.
Toney is currently suspended from football until January 2024 after admitting to 232 breaches of the FA’s gambling rules. He remains under contract at the Bees having played a key role in establishing them as a force in the Premier League since their promotion in 2021.
But there are doubts that he will be seen again in a Brentford shirt, as links to an exit gather pace. Before his ban, Toney was seen as one of the top strikers in the Premier League, having scored 32 goals in 66 top-flight appearances for Thomas Frank’s men.
His previous achievements are now attracting the eyes of Chelsea, with Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino looking to sign a new striker. According to The Independent, Toney is set to be the ‘big target’ in the closing days of the summer transfer window.