FRANK IS FIRM ON TONEY TALK

THOMAS FRANK admits Brentford's current plight makes them far less likely to sell Ivan Toney this month.

-  HECTOR NUNNS

The England striker will see his eight-month ban for breaching betting rules end this month and is poised for a return to the fray.

But he is the subject of frenzied transfer speculation, with Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea among those thought to be interested.

However, the Bees are missing their goalscoring talisman badly and have lost their last five Premier League games, leaving them hovering nervously above the relegation places.