Brentford striker Ivan Toney says hypothesis regarding his impending disciplinary listening to on gambling-related fees has left him involved concerning the course of.
Toney is reported to be going through a ban of as much as six months after being charged with a complete of 262 breaches of the Football Association’s playing legal guidelines that date again to 2017.
But Toney has hit out on the governing physique over what he perceives to be potential lapses of confidentiality as he prepares to argue his case.
Toney wrote on his Instagram tales: “I was shocked and disappointed to see press speculation yesterday and today about the FA investigation process concerning me after I have been told by the FA that it is a confidential process until any decision has been made.
“It is especially disturbing for me to read that the FA is saying I shall be banned from football for six months before there has even been a hearing, and it does make me worried about the process.
“My lawyers will be writing to the FA to request that they conduct a leak inquiry as this is the second time stories have appeared in the newspapers – the last time was just before the selection of the England World Cup squad.
“As I continue to be told the investigation is mean to be confidential, I am unable to provide any further comment. I shall continue to concentrate on my football.”
The PA information company has contacted the FA for remark.