Arsenal are gearing up to offer Brentford a £50m bid for Ivan Toney when the transfer window opens again in January. 

The misfiring Gunners need a proven centre-forwad that can score goals week in week out and Toney fits the bill perfectly.

The Bees are amenable to selling - but Arsenal have to match their demand for at least £60m for the centre forward who has returned to training after serving half of his eight month ban for breaching FA betting rules.

However, Thomas Frank is resigning himself to the talented attacker departing the Bees in the New Year once his betting ban is up.

Brentford are considering signing a striker with Wolfsburg's 24-year-old Denmark striker Jonas Wind on their radar.

Toney, 27, will be able to play again in January after completing the suspension - and Arsenal have got him firmly in their sights.

Arsenal play Brentford on Wednesday evening in the third round of the Carabao Cup at G-tech Community Stadium