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Parlour says Arsenal should go for Ivan Toney transfer who has more Premier League goals than Gunners strikers combined
ARSENAL legend Ray Parlour has recommended his former club sign Brentford’s Ivan Toney to bolster their striker department.
Toney has had a strong season with the Bees, netting 12 goals in the Premier League.
Toney has been recommended by Arsenal legend ParlourGETTY
He has more goals than Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang combined this term.
Aubameyang left the club in January, leaving boss Mikel Arteta with just Lacazette and Nketiah to work with.
But both of those strikers could also be on their way out of Arsenal this summer when their deals expire.
And club legend Parlour has recommended that Arsenal sign Toney this summer as the starting point for Arsenal’s rebuild in attack.
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He told talkSPORT: “The strikers they’ll be looking at, they’ll also be looking at the other clubs interested in those strikers.
“You don’t want to be getting into bidding wars.
“How many clubs will be after Toney, if he’s available?
“That’s the sort of striker I would be trying to get at Arsenal.”
Toney has 12 goals to his name in the league
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Arsenal have been linked with a number of top strikers both in England and abroad.
But if reports are correct, Arsenal may have settled on Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus as their main target.
The Brazilian has reportedly all-but agreed personal terms with Arsenal following months of talks with technical director Edu.
