Wolves ready to offload Jonny Otto for cut-price £2.5m as Brentford resigns to losing Ivan Toney in summer – BEFORE THE GAME
- Defender Jonny Otto banned by Wolves boss Gary O'Neil after fallout
- Brentford striker Ivan Toney has just 18 months left on his current contract
- Clubs are right to realize that top players cannot simply walk into management. They have to do the hard work – It all starts
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Wolves have made former club record signing Jonny Otto available for a cut-price £2.5million this month as they attempt to offload the exiled defender.
The Spaniard has been banned from first-team sessions and facilities by Gary O'Neil since an extraordinary incident in training last month in which he elbowed teammate Tawanda Chirewa and spat at a member of the coaching staff who tried to restrain him hold. , before proceeding to destroy part of the players' room after eventually being removed from the field.
Wolves paid Celta Vigo a then club record £18million for Jonny after a successful loan spell four years ago, but the club are prepared to take a big loss on the former Spain international despite 18 months remaining on his contract.
Defender Jonny Otto was banned by Wolves boss Gary O'Neil after extraordinary fallout
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Brentford resigned and lost Toney
Brentford have yet to offer Ivan Toney a new contract, despite the England striker entering the final 18 months of his existing contract.
Toney still has the same contract he signed when he joined Brentford from Peterborough four years ago and is expected to attract interest from Arsenal and Chelsea this month, even though he has not played since May last year due to his gambling ban.
Brentford are confident they can keep Toney for the rest of the season, but their failure to discuss new terms suggests they are resigned to losing him this summer.
The 27-year-old's suspension expires on January 17, which could be a timely boost for Brentford, who have lost their last five Premier League games and find themselves in the middle of the relegation battle.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has just 18 months left on his current contract and the club have resigned to losing him in the summer
No match for American agreement
Women's Super League clubs shouldn't get too excited about the prospect of matching the new £200 million TV contract secured by the National Women's Soccer League in the United States when the auction for domestic TV rights closes of this country takes place this month. is not all that it seems.
Mail Sport has learned that more than half of the NWSL's announced headline figure of £50m per year relates to production costs and marketing spend, with the cash value of the joint deal between CBS, ESPN and Amazon being around £20m. -a year.
The WSL would be happy with a similar deal when their current contract with Sky Sports and the BBC expires at the end of the season, although much will depend on whether they are successful in securing an exception to UEFA's Article 48, allowing matches to be played. on television on Saturdays at 3pm and give them a tailor-made broadcast slot, increasing its value.
UEFA blow for Hewitt
Aleksander Ceferin's plans to extend his stay as UEFA president until 2031 by extending term limits could impact FA president Debbie Hewitt, who was widely expected to join the Uefa executive committee next year the European governing body.
As part of Ceferin's plan to extend his term, revealed by Mail Sport last month, ExCo members would also be given longer terms, meaning fewer places would become available.
Hewitt already attends ExCo meetings as an observer due to her position as FIFA vice-president.
