{"id":296450,"date":"2023-11-04T06:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T06:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296450"},"modified":"2023-11-04T06:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T06:54:25","slug":"chelsea-boss-mauricio-pochettino-may-have-dropped-biggest-hint-yet-on-ivan-toney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/chelsea-boss-mauricio-pochettino-may-have-dropped-biggest-hint-yet-on-ivan-toney\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino may have dropped biggest hint yet on Ivan Toney"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mauricio Pochettino previews Chelsea’s clash with Spurs<\/h3>\n

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino may have shown his cards too early in the race to sign Brentford’s Ivan Toney in the January transfer window after dropping a huge hint over his preference for new signings going forward. The Blues boss has made no secret of his desire to sign another striker after watching his side squander a hatful of chances this season, and the \u00a380million-rated striker could prove to be the answer to their problems.<\/p>\n

Aside from Harry Kane, Toney was the top-scoring Englishman in the Premier League with 20 goals in 33 league appearances and his ability to hold up the play as a target man is becoming more of a dying art in modern football. Along with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have been monitoring his situation ahead of a potential move in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Pochettino has shown a proclivity for using a homegrown spine to build the squad around, with his key men Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier all English. When asked if Pochettino plans to form a similar ‘English core’ at Chelsea, Pochettino revealed that is certainly part of his plans.<\/p>\n

“Yes, [I] agree because we are in England. Today, football is global but it is important to keep the culture of the country,” he told reporters in a news conference on Friday.<\/p>\n

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“It’s important to have English players and important to keep the identity. I love players from everywhere. If they are good? Better. But we need to understand we are in England, in a country where we need to respect the culture.”<\/p>\n

Pochettino already has some English talent to call upon with Levi Colwill, Reece James and summer signing Cole Palmer featuring heavily under his management. And with these comments, he may have given the game away in terms of his January plans to recruit an English striker, with Pochettino keen on a move for Brentford star Toney.<\/p>\n

He is banned from all football activity until January 17, but he could prove to be a useful signing for the second half of the season when his ban is lifted. Toney hasn’t played since last season and can only train currently while his suspension remains in place.<\/p>\n