A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a tweet from the Evening Chronicle asking them if they think their club made a mistake by not keeping Ivan Toney.
The 23-year-old, who is valued at £450k by Transfermarkt, has scored 26 goals this season and has been linked with a move to the Premier League – with the likes of Burnley and Bournemouth said to be interested in securing Toney’s services.
The question was posed to these Toon fans after Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson claimed that Toney could be better than Dwight Gayle – or any striker he has managed.
This has drawn a mixed reaction from these Toon fans – with many thinking that they did make a mistake in letting the 23-year-old go.
Did #NUFC get this one wrong ? https://t.co/A9wF9nbChl
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleNUFC) March 11, 2020
Do you mean did Rafa get it wrong like he did with Mitro the answers yes
— DaveH (@DavidHeppell10) March 11, 2020
Yes never got a chance. Look how many chances joelinton has had. If we paid a lot of money for Toney maybe he would of got more of a chance same as Alan Armstrong. #nufc
— PAUL (@paulnortheast0) March 11, 2020
Yep
— ToonBarmy2 (@Barmy2Toon) March 11, 2020
Mistakes made over Toney, Mbabu, and Mitro.
— @Toontruth (@Toontruth1) March 11, 2020
Other Newcastle supporters, though, do not think they made a mistake.
How can you say that when the lower leagues are not the premier league and never will be
— Paul Hewitt (@PaulHew03845348) March 11, 2020
Nope he’s League one level
— the thieving magpie???? (@Deanrichards10n) March 11, 2020
No, remember that this is Sunderland’s level
— Laurence Taylor ???????????????? (@laurence_1999) March 11, 2020
What do we think?
Newcastle sold Toney to Peterborough in 2018 for £650k, but they did not include a buy-back clause – which could have been a mistake.
Did Newcastle make a mistake with Toney?
Yes
No
Toney has blown League One away this year, and if Peterborough don’t get promoted, then he could be away, and we would not be surprised to see him in the Premier League – if those sides that were linked with him are still interested.
If that does happen then, the Toon might find Toney scoring goals against them rather than for them.