{"id":630580,"date":"2023-10-12T10:23:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=630580"},"modified":"2023-10-12T10:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:23:29","slug":"arsenal-ivan-toney-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/12\/arsenal-ivan-toney-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Linked with Imminent Transfer for &#8216;Remarkable&#8217; Star, Player is Keen on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have been linked with Brentford star Ivan Toney recently to bolster their striker position. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1711995014228619521?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky<\/a> reports give a massive boost to the Gunners in their pursuit of the player.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/arsenal&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal in Pole Position to Sign Ivan Toney<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: MASSIVE TITLE FIGHT &#8211; Can Arsenal Grab the Premier League from Man City?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MASSIVE TITLE FIGHT - Can Arsenal or Spurs Grab the Premier League from Man City?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0nrq775JRoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Toney Wants to Join the Gunners in January<\/h3>\n<p>In a piece of exciting news for Arsenal fans, the prolific Brentford striker could potentially move to the Emirates stadium in the upcoming winter transfer window. There were previous links over a possible move to the London club which have been fueled by the most recent reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1707370660211654724?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> reported late in September that the player will look for new opportunities in 2024 and has signed up with a new agency in order to help him out with the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/08\/arsenal-emile-smith-rowe-transfer-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Wants and Needs to Play\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Clarifies Speculation Over Future of \u2018Superb\u2019 Arsenal Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At that point, the Gunners&#8217; city rivals Chelsea were also in the race but the latest developments put Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side in pole position to land the player. Reports suggest that the 27-year-old wants a move to last year&#8217;s league runner-ups in the imminent future. The Englishman is currently serving an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1658866998212698113?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eight-month ban<\/a> from all football-related activities for breaching the FA\u2019s Betting Rules. He would like to continue his Premier League journey in the red of Arsenal after his comeback.<\/p>\n<h3>Toney&#8217;s Premier League Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>The England international started off his professional career in England&#8217;s lower divisions with his local club Northampton and then moved to Newcastle in the summer of 2015. After spending multiple seasons on loan, the\u00a0 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentfordfc.com\/en\/news\/article\/first-team-brentford-v-fulham-premier-league-thomas-frank-ivan-toney\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarkable<\/a>&#8221; striker found stability with Brentford after his move in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/02\/arsenal-pedro-neto-transfer-links-discussed\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Could Be One to Watch\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Clarifies Arsenal Links to \u2018Incredible\u2019 Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Toney, Arteta will get a proven Premier League goalscorer if the move goes through. The former Newcastle man has played in the top flight of English football 66 times and has managed to find the back of the net on 32 occasions. The centre-forward broke the 20-goal mark last season playing for Brentford in 33 appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have been linked with Brentford star Ivan Toney recently to bolster their striker position. The latest Sky reports give a massive boost to the Gunners in their pursuit of the player. 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