Brentford fell to their fifth consecutive defeat today leaving them fifth bottom and only four points above relegation. I know Ivan Toney is back in January and they need him to hit the ground running to move them away from the danger zone but, it was reported on the BBC today that Brentford are considering selling Toney in January due to his contract due to expire in the summer of 2025 for £100 m. I tend to agree with MVBoro that they need his goals and the summer would be a better option but we all know money talks.
Brentford have four long term injuries with two of them due back at the beginning of February, another due to return in March, and one player out for the season. They also have a further three injured players that are expected to return in January and Ben Mee is suspended until 20th Jan. As we know, it is hard to have nine of your squad missing.
Although it is not time to panic, their fans must be looking over their shoulder at the other teams trying to pull them into a relegation battle and getting a bit edgy.