Ivan Toney left out of Brentford squad because of ‘transfer interest’ in striker
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Thomas Frank has revealed that Ivan Toney was left out of Brentford’s squad to face Crystal Palace on Sunday because “there is a lot of transfer interest” in the England striker.
Toney has entered the final year of his contract and made no secret of his desire to leave Brentford, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli all linked with a move. While Frank admitted that a move is “not close”, he opted to leave Toney out of his squad for the team’s opening match of the Premier League season.