Thomas Frank reveals Brentford may sell Ivan Toney amid Chelsea & Arsenal interest

Brentford would consider selling Ivan Toney 'if the right price is there', according to head coach Thomas Frank.

Toney is currently serving an eight-month ban for breaches of betting regulations and is not eligible to play again until January 2024. He was only allowed to return to first-team training by the FA on Monday.

During the 2022/23 Premier League season, Toney was one of just three players to break the 20-goal barrier, joining Harry Kane and Golden Boot-winner Erling Haaland in an exclusive club.

Toney has gone from strength to strength since joining Brentford from Peterborough United in 2020, and there is understandably speculation over his long-term future at the Gtech Community Stadium.

During an appearance on, Frank admitted the Bees are a 'selling club' and would have to consider offers for Toney.

«So far we've only sold one [key player] in the Premier League, David Raya — that's a loan but we will probably sell him [to Arsenal] in the future,» Frank began.

«I think every club in the world are a selling club except five or six clubs. We are a selling club. If the right price is there and I think if the timing is right for the players to go, I think if they have developed well with us and been on the journey, they have proven to be good enough to play at the top clubs, then I think it's the right thing [to sell them] at the right price.

»Yes [this applies to Toney], I understand why there are a lot of rumours about him. For me, I think he is one of the best strikers. As a number nine, I don't see many in the world that are better than him. You have [Harry] Kane, [Robert] Lewandowski, these types, but not many.

«He scored 20 goals in the Premier League last year in, of course, a very good Brentford side. But we are