Edouard mendy

Saudi Pro League: Ivan Toney, Brentford’s star striker, has been left out of the squad that will take on Crystal Palace on Sunday amidst rising ‘transfer interest’ on the player.

Ahead of kick-off, Brentford head coach Thomas Frank confirmed that the Englishman has been left out of the squad due to other team’s circling in on his transfer. He also went on to suggest that the team ‘can cope without’ Toney.

“A lot of things going on with Ivan, especially with transfers, there's a lot of transfer interest. Because of all that, we've decided not to include him in the squad. I can't give too much away the day before. Of course Ivan is a top player, we all know that. He has been fantastic for us for four years but we showed last season we can win without him. Is it his last game? Who knows. There is interest, it's not close,” said Thomas to Sky Sports.