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Ivan Toney makes Newcastle rejection claim as he prepares for England chance
Newcastle's rejection motivated him to go on and become an England star. Toney thought he'd hit the big time in 2015 when he left hometown club Northampton for St James' Park.But the move turned into a nightmare, with Toney making just two appearances in between being sent out on-loan six times in three seasons to places including Barnsley, Shrewsbury and Scunthorpe. READ MORE: Andy Carroll signs for Reading and fans want point deduction after shirt number choice He joined Peterborough in a £600,000 deal in 2018 and following 40 goals in 76 league games earned a switch to Brentford two seasons later for £5m.From there he never looked back and now finds himself rubbing shoulders with the cream of English football as he looks to gatecrash Gareth Southgate's England squad for the World Cup.Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admitted last week his club made a huge blunder allowing Toney to slip through their fingers and never wants to see it happen again.
