Ivan Toney has reiterated his want to participate in for a ‘top club’ as the England and Brentford striker returns from his eight-thirty day period betting ban.
The 27-calendar year-outdated has not performed for the Bees considering the fact that the end of previous period just after the Football Affiliation suspended him for admitting to 232 breaches of their betting policies.
His ban elapsed on Wednesday with Toney marking the occasion by putting up a GIF of the comedian Dave Chappelle in the 1998 American comedy film Half Baked increasing his arms in the air and shouting ‘free’ on his X account.
Toney will be out there for Brentford’s Leading League match with Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
But Toney, who has been joined with Arsenal and Chelsea, hasn’t dominated out leaving the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium through the January window.
Ivan Toney is poised to make his Brentford return following serving an 8-thirty day period betting ban
The England striker hasn’t ruled out a move this month amid curiosity from Arsenal and Chelsea
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‘You can in no way predict when is the proper time to go in other places, but I believe it is apparent I want to participate in for a prime club,’ he explained to Sky Athletics.
‘Everyone would like to engage in for a top rated club, that is preventing for titles. Whether or not it can be this January that is the proper time for a club to arrive in and pay out the correct money, who is familiar with?
‘But my primary aim is to do what I do on the pitch, and let the track record function consider treatment of itself.’
Toney, who will also established his sights on getting Harry Kane’s understudy at centre forward for England at Euro 2024, claimed his return felt like ‘a large excess weight has been lifted off my shoulders.’
He additional: ‘I cannot wait around to get back again to making the most of taking part in football once more this Saturday. It can be a big day these days but an even larger working day on Saturday.
‘I really feel like I shed relationship, the Wifi went! But now we are again on again.’
On his Euro 2024 prospects, Toney explained: ‘We all know Harry Kane is 1 of the very best strikers in the earth and he is been performing it for some many years now.
‘If I want to be England’s No 1, then I have to contend versus him. He is not a poor striker to be using recommendations off and be training with.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal could do with a established goalscorer and have been joined with Toney
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea have also been mentioned as suitors for the Brentford striker
‘I just have to preserve scoring objectives, maintain participating in properly and then who appreciates what could materialize?’
Thomas Frank’s facet desperately need to have Toney to hit the ground working on his return. They are 16th in the Leading League, just three points higher than the relegation zone, and they exited the FA Cup at Wolves on Tuesday night time.
He scored a hat-trick in a driving-shut-doorways pleasant for Brentford’s B group in opposition to Southampton Under 23s previously this month, and then acquired on the scoresheet once again with a Panenka penalty in opposition to Brondby final Saturday.
Brentford shared the audacious place-kick on their social media declaring that their talisman is ‘ready to return’, and Toney appears set to go straight back again into the aspect for their very important match against Forest at the Gtech Group Stadium.
Toney built crystal clear his Euro 2024 ambitions with England and wishes to master from Harry Kane
