Ivan Toney switch: Brentford approached by Saudi Professional League membership for England striker

Brentford have obtained an strategy from a Saudi Arabian membership for striker Ivan Toney.

The membership is known to be Al Ahli, whose squad contains Riyad Mahrez, Edouard Mendy and Roberto Firmino

A suggestion has been made however the Premier League facet haven’t accepted something but and – as issues stand – nothing is near being agreed

Toney, 28, was not chosen in Brentford’s squad for his or her Premier League opener on Sunday towards Crystal Palace because of the curiosity but additionally as a result of he had not undergone a full pre-season.

Toney had further time without work after he featured for England on the Euro 2024 and, regardless of his absence, Brentford received 2-1 with forwards Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa discovering the web.

Bees supervisor Thomas Frank defined Toney’s omission from the squad, telling Sky Sports activities: “There’s loads of issues happening with Ivan, there’s some switch curiosity. Due to all that, we determined to not contain him within the squad.

“It’s the classic one – I couldn’t give too much the day before. He’s been a fantastic player for us, but we showed last year especially that we can deal without him.”

When requested if that is the top of Toney in a Brentford shirt, he added: “Who knows? There’s interest, but there’s nothing close.”

Redknapp: Brentford’s final likelihood to get real cash

Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Redknapp on Tremendous Sunday:

“Toney has a year left on his contract, so it is Brentford’s last chance to get some genuine money for him and he is looking at his options.

“A 12 months in the past, he had much more than he has now, we thought he would go to Arsenal, however that didn’t occur. Chelsea have checked out him and never gone for him, however I really feel that Saudi Arabia is a chance for him, there may be curiosity there.

“Or he could sit and see out his contract and leave as a free agent next year, but he probably wants to do something now.”

The information Brentford followers all feared

Sky Sports activities’ Ron Walker on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium:

“The absence of Toney’s name from the teamsheet sent a ripple of interest around the Gtech at 12.45pm, with Brentford fans fearing the worst but hoping it was just a minor niggle or something else innocuous ruling him out.

“With Frank’s interview arising solely minutes later, it was left to the supervisor to ship the dangerous information of precisely why Toney didn’t function – and that he could have performed his final recreation for the membership.

“It turns out Frank was keeping his cards extremely close to his chest during his pre-match press conference on Friday, when he said Toney would be fit and available to play.

“Now we all know he was conscious of the curiosity in him even then, and fairly presumably already knew he would not function on Sunday.”