Al Ahli striker and England World Cup hopeful Ivan Toney has refused to rule out a return to the Premier League after turning down January offers in favour of staying in Saudi Arabia, with a whole host of clubs including CHELSEA, Arsenal and Tottenham all linked.
Over 18 months on from his shock £40m move from Brentford to Al Ahli in August 2024, Toney revealed that despite having the opportunity to leave the club and rejoin a Premier League side, he’s enjoying life in Saudi.
Toney finished second to just Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Saudi Pro League golden boot last season as Al Ahli won the Asian Champions League, before lifting the Saudi Super Cup in August. The 29-year-old netted 30 times across all competitions in his debut season in Saudi Arabia.
But now he has come out and opened the door to a return to the Premier League: “Never say never,” Toney told Sky Sports Newswhen quizzed on a potential return to England.
“I have goals I want to achieve here first, the club have signed me for a long period of time.
“I want to repay them and bring trophies. In football and life, you never know what’s around the corner. Who knows what the next step is?
“I’m comfortable here and like being here. I’m doing well, my numbers speak for themselves and I’m settled. I’m enjoying my football and don’t see why I’d leave to go back to where I was.”
Will Toney come back to the Premier League?
CHELSEA, Arsenal and Tottenham were very interested in Toney before he left the Premier League, they were all prepared to offer some big money in order to get him signed up, but that has now changed.
Even though all three clubs may want to improve that front line in the summer window, the fact that Toney has been out of the top level for a few seasons now suggests that if he does come back to the Premier League, it will be for a mid-level team, not one of the big clubs.
So even though a move back to the Premier League may happen, it will probably not be for the clubs that Toney believes he should join.
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