Neil Lennon and Steven Gerrard were interested in the striker in the summer of 2020 but the frontman opted for Brentford.
Ivan Toney has revealed that being told he wouldn’t be the main man up front at Celtic and Rangers was behind his decision to snub a move to Scotland in favour of a switch to Brentford.
But the 27-yer-old has told how he would have been one of a number of striker at the Old Firm but wanted to be the No. 1. Toney eventually signed for Brentford in a deal worth up to £10 million deal - then Celtic boss Neil Lennon side Albian Ajeti for half that fee the same summer - and says Bees boss Thomas Frank made him feel like the main man. Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast with the Steven Bartlett of Dragons' Den, he said: "I did speak to other clubs.
"We went to Celtic, we spoke to Celtic and I think it was the same there. I'm one of three strikers or something like this. I think at the time when I was moving, I wanted to be the main guy. The crucial thing for me is playing games.
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