It can take time for a player to properly develop and actually find their level, so past performance should never be the only thing taken into consideration when evaluating a signing target.
Newcastle United fans will remember Ivan Toney as the prospect who was never good enough for the first team rather than the free-scoring striker he became at Peterborough, but he proved himself in the Premier League last season and is attracting interest again this summer.
A report from This is Futbol has made it clear that Toney wouldn’t be a popular choice with plenty of Magpies, but it’s also…
