Ivan Toney
Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney
Written by Will Unwin, Simon Burnton and Michael Butler for The Guardian:
Another England player that made his way in the Football League before shining in the Premier League, Ivan Toney is more of a target man than Kane and Watkins and is also valued by England for his penalty-taking ability. After returning from his nine-month betting ban in January, during which Toney admitted he had “fallen out of love with football”, the striker openly stated his desire to “play for a top club”, comments that were seen by some as disrespectful to Brentford. Gareth Southgate had no issue though: “That swagger, that self-belief is crucial. All of the top forward players have it,” said the England manager. A summer transfer beckons for Toney, but there is work to do in Germany first.
