Brentford have found it difficult to sell their main star. It's not about price

Brentford forward Ivan Toney has attracted the attention of many teams since returning from an eight-month ban. But the club have had difficulties to sell their main asset.

And it's not about financial demands, which, as we reported earlier, the Hornets have tucked away. All, as The Sun reports, because of an injury to England substitute forward Igor Thiago, who moved to Brentford only this summer.

The 23-year-old striker injured his meniscus in last Saturday's 5-2 win over Wimbledon. The nature of the injury is yet to be determined, but in a worst-case scenario Thiago could miss up to six months.

The sale of Toney could leave the team without a natural striker, so this step in Brentford is considered risky. The 28-year-old forward himself intends to leave the team, moving to a higher-ranked team.