Celtic supporters have been reacting on Twitter after Ivan Toney revealed he was ‘very close’ to joining the club last summer.
The 25-year-old striker moved from Peterborough United to Brentford in a £10m move last year and has enjoyed a fabulous first campaign with his new side.
Toney has bagged 29 goals and provided 10 assists in 40 league games for the Bees this season, firing Thomas Frank’s men to fourth place in the second tier table.
However, things could have been very different for the Englishman after he recently disclosed how close he came to signing for the former Scottish champions.
“I was very close. I went up there & spoke to everybody,” said the in-form striker on TalkSport (via the Daily Record).
“I was at the training ground looking around and that so it got to those stages, but I just don’t think they were too keen on signing me.”
While Toney has gone from strength to strength at the Brentford Community Stadium, Celtic have had a turbulent 2020/21, and the forward’s comments have added to the Hoops fan’s misery.
“Instead we got Ajeti, that’s not to say Toney wouldn’t have fell victim to whatevers went on at Celtic this season. But Toneys stats speak for their self, all we had to do was be competent & even that was too much for the board. Charlatans.”
“This deal makes me so angry. He would have been the perfect eddy replacement but our board completely failed us and signed another big fat striker who scores four goals a season”
“everything that’s wrong with the club at the minute”
“Breaks my heart”
“Peter lawell scuppered the deal trying to emulate Bob Kelly and pick his own team.”
“Yet another Monumental Mismanagement situation which summed up 20/21”
“This deal makes me so angry. He would have been the perfect eddy replacement but our board completely failed us and signed another big fat striker who scores four goals a season”
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