‘They know’: Arsenal are now aware ‘fantastic’ player wants to join them in January – Romano

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Ivan Toney seems to be the centre of attention heading into the January transfer window.

The Brentford striker is a wanted man.

Arsenal and Chelsea have both been strongly linked with a move for the striker, and according to Fabrizio Romano, speaking to CaughtOffside, both of those clubs are indeed keen on Toney.

Romano has previously reported that Toney does want to join Arsenal, and in this latest update, the journalist has noted that Arsenal are indeed aware of the fact that Toney wants to sign for them.

Arsenal know Toney wants to sign

Romano shared what he knows about the ‘fantastic’ attacker.

“Ivan Toney is another player linked with Chelsea, but also with Arsenal. It’s not an easy deal because Brentford want important money or else they are more than happy to keep the player until the end of the season,” Romano said.

“I reported yesterday that Toney would be interested in joining Arsenal. Of course Arsenal are aware of Ivan Toney’s stance. It’s not about him telling Arsenal that he wants to join them, but of course they know the player would like to join.

“But there’s still the price tag issue as we said many times. Also, Toney has always very respectful to Brentford so it depends on the clubs reaching an agreement. It looks difficult for Arsenal because of Financial Fair Play, and of course they have David Raya on loan from Brentford, which could be another complication.”

Get it done

From the outside looking in, it’s easy to say that Arsenal should get this deal done.

Arsenal want Toney, Toney wants Arsenal, everything seems to be lined up, right?

Of course, football is never that simple, Toney is being valued at £100m according to Sky Sports, and doing a deal at that level for a player who hasn’t played for months in a January transfer window isn’t easy,

This is a situation to keep an eye on in January.