'Everything is up in the air' - Thomas Frank admits Ivan Toney's Brentford future is unclear ahead of transfer deadline
Published 23/08/2024 at 22:14 GMT+1
Ivan Toney is being linked with a move away from Brentford, so much so that he was excluded from their matchday squad last weekend. However, Bees boss Thomas Frank says the striker's future is still uncertain. Frank revealed that Toney is still training with the west London club ahead of their Premier League clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
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Thomas Frank admits he does not know if England striker Ivan Toney will still be a Brentford player when the transfer window closes.
Toney has been heavily linked with a move away from the Gtech Community Stadium in recent weeks, but Frank revealed that the 28-year-old is still training with the squad.
Brentford defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in their opening game of the season, with forwards Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both finding the back of the net in Toney's absence.
Frank's side will travel to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday, but the Brentford boss does not yet know if his star striker will feature.
"Ivan trained the whole week," Frank said. "Trained with a good attitude in every aspect. He could be involved, he could not be involved.
"He could be here after August 30 and he could not be here. Basically, everything is up in the air.
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"I've said the whole time that if he's here I'm very happy, if he's not here then I'm happy on his behalf. Who knows, let's see, let's see what will happen."
At the other end of the pitch, Brentford signed Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg earlier this week.
Frank believes luring the centre-back to west London proves that Brentford can attract top players to the club.
"Very happy that we managed to sign Sepp van den Berg," he added.
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"I think he is a great player with even better potential, a good age for a young centre-back that has played quite a significant amount of games in the Championship and the Bundesliga.
"I heard the rumours about Leverkusen, if that is true then I think it is a statement that players want to come to us over other top clubs.
"We know that we are interesting because we have a fantastic environment, we are a good team and a good club and we are growing.
"So we are happy that he wants to join the ride and the journey and we are looking forward to having him in the squad."
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