Ivan Toney has stated his desire to “play for a top club” and said that could happen this month, comments that represent something of a U-turn after the striker expressed a need to “repay” Brentford for standing by him during his eight-month suspension for breaching gambling regulations.
Toney is free to play for Brentford again after his ban, imposed by the Football Association in May after the 27-year-old accepted 232 breaches of the FA’s rules on betting, expired on Wednesday. He is set to be in the team that faces Nottingham Forest on Saturday and had expressed gratitude to the west London club for backing him during his exile. “Everyone knows Brentford is a family club, they have been nothing but amazing for me,” he told Sky Sports last week. “I can’t thank them enough, especially the fans. They were behind me from the first minute. So it’s kind of like I have a lot to repay.”
