Ivan Toney’s admission of breaching FA betting rules could cost Brentford tens of millions of pounds with a planned summer sale now in jeopardy due to his imminent ban.
Brentford had intended to sell their star striker this summer, when he will have two years left on his contract, after talks over a new deal failed to progress earlier this season.
The Bees now face a dilemma over whether to resume contract negotiations to protect their biggest asset and risk paying him millions when he is unavailable, or see Toney’s value dwindle from current estimates of around £50million.