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Brentford chief Dykes insists Arsenal, Chelsea target Toney will only leave for right price

Brentford technical director Lee Dykes concedes Ivan Toney could be on the move in January.

The England striker is in the final weeks of his betting ban, but could be on the move next month.

With Arsenal and Chelsea keen, Dykes told the club's website: "I am so excited for Ivan to come back because I see him out there in training and he is some player; it looks like he's never been away.

"There's a real ambition from him and I can see in his eyes that he's going to be better than he's ever been; I really believe that will be the case.

"Yes, there will be lots of interest in Ivan in January. Naturally, there should be.

"He was the third-highest Premier League goalscorer last season - one of them [Harry Kane] has gone to Germany now, so he's up there as one of the best strikers in the division. He is in the top five in the world, in my opinion.

"So there should be interest, and maybe the time comes very shortly that Ivan moves on to another club.

"But they will have to pay a decent transfer fee to acquire his services because he is some talent."

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