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A number of Premier League clubs are believed to have started enquiries about bringing Ivan Toney back to England.
The 29-year-old has scored 41 goals in 59 appearances for Al Ahli since joining in a £40m deal from Brentford in the summer of 2024.
Toney has scored 41 goals for Ah Ahli since arriving on Deadline Day of 2024’s summer transfer window
The major difficulty with bringing Toney back would be the financials involved. He is on high wages in Saudi Arabia and has a contract which runs until 2028.
But with a lot of striker movement having happened in the summer, centre-forwards are now at a premium and Toney is proven at Premier League level.
His move to Al Ahli in 2024 did not materialise until Deadline Day, with all parties involved waiting to see if a Premier League club would come in, and Victor Osimhen was another part of the jigsaw.
No Premier League side did make a deal in the end – but clubs have continued to monitor his progress in the Middle East, which has remained impressive.
Toney scored 36 goals in 85 appearances in the top-flight for Brentford and broke into the England team during his time in west London.
He last played for Thomas Tuchel in June and is not part of the England squad set to face Serbia and Albania this month, with the World Cup on the horizon.
