Ivan Toney's maiden England call-up is a timely reminder why Newcastle United have appointed Dan Ashworth as the club's new sporting director to prevent another potential star flourishing elsewhere.
Toney has been named in the 28-man squad for England's UEFA Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany, which are the Three Lions' final games before Gareth Southgate announces who will be going to the World Cup. On current form, you would not bet against Toney making the flight to Qatar.
Harry Kane, after all, is the only Englishman who has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than Toney since Brentford were promoted. In fact, only Kane and Spurs team-mate Son Heung-min have scored more goals in the top-flight than Toney in 2022.
