Brentford forward Ivan Toney has said he plans to play for a “top club competing for trophies,” and has not ruled out leaving the west London club this month amid transfer links with Chelsea and Arsenal.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Toney also said he is aiming to be included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for this summer’s European Championships after his eight-month ban for breaches of the FA’s betting rules ended on Wednesday.
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The 27-year-old, whose last appearance for Brentford’s first team was against Liverpool on May 6, 2023, has been permitted to train with his teammates since September and scored a hat trick in a behind-closed-doors friendly for Brentford B’s against Southampton under-23s on Jan. 6.
“You can never predict when is the right time to move elsewhere, but I think it’s obvious I want to play for a top club,” he said.
“Everybody wants to play for a top club, that is fighting for titles. Whether it’s this January that is the right time for a club to come in and pay the right money, who knows?
“But my main focus is to do what I do on the pitch, and let the background work take care of itself.”
