The manager of Brentford acknowledged the challenging task of retaining a player of Toney’s caliber come summer, given the strong interest from various top clubs. Toney will also enter the final year of his contract, further complicating matters.
In an interview with Tipsbladet, Frank remarked, “It’s quite obvious that Ivan Toney will most likely be sold in the summer. It can be expensive to sell your best player, but on the other hand, I also know that by the summer, he’ll only have a year left on his contract with us. We also know what he’s worth. I don’t think there are many strikers in the world who are better than him right now. He’s a really good striker who is in his prime footballing age. Personally, as a coach, I would prefer to keep Toney, but one day it could be fun to see him in a top team. This winter, we actually had no bids for him, but it would surprise me if there aren’t a lot of clubs interested in him.”
Arsenal and Chelsea, prominent Premier League clubs, have expressed long-standing admiration for the English striker. Despite no bids materializing for Toney in the recent January transfer window, Brentford anticipates interest in him come summer. Toney, after returning from suspension, has featured in two Premier League matches for his club, scoring twice.
Following a disappointing 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City, Frank’s team looks ahead to their next Premier League fixture against Wolves away from home on Saturday.
Ivan Toney
Ivan Toney
This season he played in total 3 times for 270 minutes for Premier League.
Ivan Toney scored 2 goals for Brentford. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 15th in Premier League. In the last match Brentford lost 3-1 against Manchester City.
Brentford performance and stats
Brentford is currently 15th in the Premier League with 22 points.
In the last 22 games, it has won 5 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 12 times. In its last match, Brentford lost 1-3 against Manchester City.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 32 goals and conceding 39.
Brentford will play the next match in Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 10th of February in Wolverhampton. The prediction is Wolverhampton Wanderers winning the match.