“Sign him, he’s not up to Chelsea’s standards.” Joe Cole claims the top target for Chelsea would never be able to compare to Didier Drogba and Costa
Ivan Toney, the club’s transfer target, might not follow Diego Costa or Didier Drogba to Stamford Bridge, according to former Chelsea player Joe Cole.
Cole made this statement in an apparent criticism of Chelsea’s management, Mauricio Pochettino, and their hiring practices.
Todd Boehly and associates have spent over £1 billion on young talent acquisition in the transfer market since becoming management of the west London club in 2022.
But most of the players are still having trouble on the pitch, and everyone agrees that the team is inexperienced.
Cole stated, “From what I understand about the owners, they are very rigid and want to buy youth and under-24s, 25s.” (via Football.London).
Harry Kane would have been the ideal, but you were unable to acquire him. Ronaldo, who is ageing, moved to Saudi Arabia. You need to be a little more strategic in your hiring because Osimhen wasn’t accessible at the time.
“You think we’re not going to go for that right now? We might put in a bid for Ivan Toney because we know he will score goals; he might end up being the next Diego Costa or Didier Drogba, but we’ll see.”