{"id":18808,"date":"2024-02-07T08:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/ivan-toney-brentford-boss-thomas-frank-admits-striker-will-probably-be-sold-this-summer-football-news\/07\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:16:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:16:27","slug":"ivan-toney-brentford-boss-thomas-frank-admits-striker-will-probably-be-sold-this-summer-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/ivan-toney-brentford-boss-thomas-frank-admits-striker-will-probably-be-sold-this-summer-football-news\/07\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan Toney: Brentford boss Thomas Frank admits striker ‘will probably be sold this summer’ | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ivan Toney “will probably be sold this summer”, Brentford boss Thomas Frank has admitted.<\/p>\n

Toney recently returned to action after serving an eight-month ban for 232 breaches of the FA’s rules for betting on football.<\/a><\/p>\n

His comeback took place amid speculation over his Brentford future, with the England international on the radar of a number of top clubs across Europe and the Premier League, including Chelsea<\/strong>, while Arsenal<\/strong> are also reported to be keen, but the west London club kept hold of their talisman in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n

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However, interest in Toney is set to ramp up again at the end of the season and Frank has admitted the 27-year-old is likely to leave Brentford this summer<\/p>\n

“It is relatively obvious that Ivan Toney will probably be sold this summer,” Frank said to Danish media, via Tipsbladet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“We also know what he is worth. I don’t think there are many strikers in the world who are better than him right now.<\/p>\n

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“He is a really skilled striker who is in his prime football age. Personally, as a coach, I would prefer to keep Toney but one day it could be fun to see him on a top team.<\/p>\n

“This winter we actually had no offers for him, but it will surprise me if there aren’t a lot of clubs that will be interested in him.”<\/p>\n

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Back in November, Sky Sports News<\/em> reported Brentford valued Toney at \u00a3100m, with reports of a \u00a350m-\u00a360m fee meeting with derision in the club’s boardroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It reiterated Frank’s valuation, with the Dane stating last summer that he believed Toney to be worth \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n

Frank said: “\u00a3100m plus?… What would you pay for a striker that guarantees you 20-plus goals? And this is 20 goals for a mid-table club. What can he do in a bigger club?”<\/p>\n

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In an interview last month, Toney refused to rule out a January move away from Brentford, admitting he wants to play for a ‘top club’<\/span>
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Toney reiterated his desire to play for a “top club competing for trophies” in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports ahead of his return to football last month.<\/p>\n

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He told Sky Sports<\/em>: “You can never predict when is the right time to move elsewhere, but I think it’s obvious I want to play for a top club.<\/p>\n

“Everybody wants to play for a top club, that is fighting for titles. Whether it’s this January that is the right time for a club to come in and pay the right money, who knows?<\/p>\n

“But my main focus is to do what I do on the pitch, and let the background work take care of itself.”<\/p>\n

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Ivan Toney “will probably be sold this summer”, Brentford boss Thomas Frank has admitted. Toney recently returned to action after serving an