Chelsea are holding internal talks over the £100m signing of the England star this week

Chelsea management internally discussed the possibility of signing the £100 million player, who is in the current England squad for Euro 2024.

Chelsea will move for new and old attackers this summer

The west Londoners have already sealed the deal for Barcelona's Marc Guiu, who signed for £5 million, and Brazil star Estevao Willian for £51 million.

However, both of these players could be seen as futures rather than rapid progression to Enzo Maresca's first team. Estevao is not linked with the club until 2025, so it is believed that more attackers could walk through the door at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea remain interested in Napoli star Victor Osimhen, while Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams remains heavily linked with Maresca. The west Londoners relied heavily on both Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson in their exits last season, with both players scoring 42 goals in all competitions.

The Stamford Bridge club are looking to add more momentum, with journalist Simon Phillips now claiming they have renewed their interest in Brentford star Ivan Toney.

Chelsea's management are holding internal talks about signing Toney

The Three Lions striker, who came off the bench against Slovakia to help England set up Harry Kane in extra time, was worth a £100 million price tag in January – with Bees manager Thomas Frank determined to keep him until now. summer at least.

He could now leave slowly as his contract expires next year, with Chelsea chiefs holding internal talks this week over signing Toney.

The 28-year-old's best season came in 2022/2023, when he scored 20 goals in the Premier League alone, but was forced to spend most of the last campaign on the sidelines due to a pitch ban for gambling allegations.

Interestingly, Chelsea have been urged to do a deal for Toney for years now, with Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony saying in 2022 they could get the most out of him.

“I will say this. Is there a better number nine at Chelsea? Is there a better number nine at Man United? Let me ask you a question,” said MacAnthony on The Hard Truth podcast (via GOAL).

“If you were Man United and Chelsea would you go and write a check for £100 million and buy a player from Holland or a player from France and Italy and give them a year and a half to adapt, would you write a check and buy one of the top three in the Premier League, who is not yet at the peak of his career?”

“If Liverpool had owners who could write that cheque, I would be happy to have him in the Liverpool team, like that. The evidence is in the books, he was promoted to the Premier League with a team that does not want to stay at the top, he is one of the top three scorers in the Premier League in a team that is not a favorite to be in the top-10. , Top-12 in the Premier League.”