Banned footballer admits childhood love for Arsenal despite being a Liverpool fan throughout his life

Ivan Toney linked away from Brentford, reveals his favorite club

Banned footballer admits childhood love for Arsenal despite being a Liverpool fan throughout his life

Ivan Toney. (Source: via Getty Images)

Brentford striker, Ivan Toney, has spoken for the first time since his 8-month suspension after confessing to 232 breaches of the FA‘s betting rules.“I’ll speak soon with no filter.”

The Diary of a CEO interviewed Ivan Toney, releasing the video on the 21st of August. The player spoke on various topics such as how the betting charges investigation took place, gambling’s impact on his mental health, and his journey to being a professional football player. During the show, Toney even admitted to being a Liverpool fan admitting however that he has a soft spot for Arsenal too and the way they play. The topic was brought forth after Steven Barlett asked Ivan, “How do you deal with transfer links?”

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Ivan Toney’s 22/23 season was overshadowed by his suspension. He scored 20 goals in the Premier League for Brentford in 33 appearances. Only Harry Kane and Erling Haaland scored more. A 9th place finish for The Bees, Brentford were quickly becoming a neutral’s fan-favorite. Doing the double over eventual League winners, Manchester City was one of the highlights of their season.

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Fans will be curious to see how Brentford does without their talismanic forward- Ivan Toney. As he will be out of the squad till January 2024. With 4 points in 2 games in the new season, the Bees look in stinging form.

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Brentford’s meteoric rise in the Premier League

Bryan Mbuemo
Bryan Mbuemo. (Source: via BBC)

On 14th August 2021, Brentford played their first game back in the Premier League at home, against Arsenal. Brentford fans would have been happy with a draw, as the newly promoted side were just happy to be back in the top division. What the fans were treated to instead was a 2-0 victory over the Gunners.

Since that performance, Brentford have only gone up. Last season Brentford had some incredible performances beating some of the teams that they never would have expected. 4-0 up at halftime against Manchester United, the league double over Manchester City. Wins against teams such as Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham also added to their list of accomplishments after only getting promoted back in 2021.

With the frontline duo of Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford outperformed what was expected of them. As Toney will remain out of the squad till January, fans will be looking at Yoane Wissa for goals, a player who only scored 7 for the club last season.

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