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It is a surprising claim from Deeney, considering how prolific Solanke was last season for Bournemouth.

Dominic Solanke can shine at Spurs this season

He scored 19 Premier League goals in a team with no great, creative players and still performed well.

It remains to be seen how Solanke will fit in Postecoglou’s style and how his teammates can get the better out of him.

Toney has started a new journey in the Middle East, far away from the competitiveness of the Premier League.

Son Heung-min played last season as the central attacker for Spurs and scored 17 goals. There is no reason why Solanke cannot do the same for the north Londoners.

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Ivan Toney now earns more than 20 times his Brentford salary and puts entire Premier League in the shade

Jason Pettigrove — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:42:13 +0000

England international and now Al Ahli striker, Ivan Toney, will be laughing all the way to the bank thanks to his move to the Saudi Pro League.

The 28-year-old made a deadline day switch in a transfer fiasco that involved Victor Osimhen, and which has most certainly worked out better for the former Brentford man.

According to Capology, Toney was on a not insignificant £20,000 per week gross whilst with the Bees.

Ivan Toney’s astonishing weekly wage in Saudi

For a player that only found the net on four occasions in 23/24 (transfermarkt), notwithstanding that he missed the first half of the season, one could argue that he didn’t really earn his keep.

A summer move was always on the cards, and whilst moving to Saudi Arabia might not have been his first choice, Toney is now set for life.

The Daily Telegraph (subscription required) have noted that he will earn a reported £400,000 per week after tax, and suggest that to earn the same net figure in English football would’ve required him to earn close to £1m per week.

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Given that Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne is the current top earner in the Premier League at £400,000 per week gross (Square Mile), Toney’s new deal puts the Belgian and every other player in the English top-flight firmly in the shade in salary terms.

X account HLTCO note that, in fact, Toney is now the highest paid English player in world football, earning more than twice as much in a day now as he used to earn in a week.

At £400,000 a week after tax, Ivan Toney is now the highest paid English player in world football. He’s earning more per day at Al-Ahli (£57,000) than he was ever on a week at Brentford. pic.twitter.com/YvIcxsxiYW

— HLTCO (@HLTCO) September 4, 2024

It’s an astonishing turn of events for a player that appeared to once be on the radar of some of England’s top clubs but who, perhaps because of his lack of recent goals, turned their back on him.

Not that Toney will necessarily be worried about that now, even if his career at the elite level might be considered to be over.

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Why Mikel Arteta decided against signing Ivan Toney for Arsenal this summer

Ahad Shaukat — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:13:39 +0000

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta did not sign a new striker this summer, which has surprised the fans.

The Gunners looked like adding a new attacker to their squad this summer but they decided against signing a new player to lead their attack.

After being linked with moves for Benjamin Sesko, Ivan Toney, Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres, the Arsenal manager only managed to sign David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, Neto and Mikel Merino.

One of the players they have been linked with for a long time is Brentford striker Toney, who has now joined Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia.

According to a report from the Independent, both the manager and sporting director Edu discussed the possibility of signing Toney, but they eventually decided against signing him with Arteta making that decision.

The Gunners feel that they need a presence in their squad who can mold himself into the style of the manager and create a bond with the players.

Mikel Arteta decided against signing Ivan Toney for Arsenal.

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Arteta felt that Toney’s chemistry would not be a right fit for the players and that is why he decided against signing the England striker.

The Arsenal boss now has the options of Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard in his attack.

Kai Havertz is leading the Arsenal attack well

The German international has started the season in fine form, with goals against Wolves and Brighton.

It remains to be seen if Arteta has made the right decision of not signing Toney.

The player has now moved to the lucrative Saudi Pro League, where he will get an astronomical pay rise.

It is a remarkable turnaround in the career of a player who at one stage looked like he would join a bigger Premier League club instead of a move to the Middle East.

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Chelsea target Victor Osimhen to suffer Napoli wrath after deadline day debacle

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 06:10:52 +0000

Friday’s transfer deadline day arguably didn’t turn out in the way that Victor Osimhen had hoped, with the Nigerian not able to secure a move away from current employers, Napoli.

The Serie A side had already bought Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea to replace him, and the expectation was that Osimhen would sign for the Blues during the summer window.

Osimhen out of Napoli’s squad after transfer collapse

He had seemingly been courted by the West Londoners throughout the summer, but even in the last knockings of the window, a deal hadn’t been agreed.

Saudi Pro League side, Al Ahli, were understood to have agreed a deal with the Partnopei, and are believed to have offered the player himself double his €12.8m annual Napoli salary (Capology).

??? BREAKING: Napoli reach total agreement with Al Ahli for Victor Osimhen!

Club to club deal done for €75/80m total package, Al Ahli have already booked a medical.

Four year contract worth €25/30m per season net to Osimhen + RELEASE clause.

Final green light up to Victor. pic.twitter.com/EEAm9mdtgJ

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2024

Despite this, Osimhen never gave his approval to that particular deal and was obviously holding on for Chelsea.

Unfortunately for him, that game of brinksmanship backfired, as it’s further understood that the Blues offer wasn’t acceptable to him.

Therefore, as things stand on Saturday morning, Victor Osimhen is still a Napoli player, and unless a Saudi club comes in for him in the next couple of days – and he accepts – he will stay in Naples.

Victor #Osimhen stays at @sscnapoli and should be out of the squad. @SkySport

— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) August 30, 2024

The problem for him, as trusted Italian football journalist, Gianluca Di Marzio notes, is that he will be out of the Napoli first-team squad as a result.

Antonio Conte clearly prefers Lukaku as his main striker, which means that there is no room in the team for Osimhen unless the Belgian gets injured.

For a player that was recently the main man in the team when they won a first Serie A title for three decades, that’s an unbelievable turnaround in fortunes and fingers are surely likely to be pointed.

Quite where his career goes from here is anyone’s guess.

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“Finally done” – Striker completes shock £40m move despite links to Tottenham & West Ham

CJ — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:48:47 +0000

Ivan Toney has completed a shock move from Brentford to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed.

Despite missing most of last season due to a ban related to gambling offences, Toney has been courted by some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, including Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd, Tottenham and West Ham.

That’s thanks largely to his record of 36 goals and 11 assists in 83 top-flight appearances for the Bees over the last three campaigns, as well as his 31 goals in 45 Championship appearances to help them earn promotion in 2020/21.

Toney was part of England’s squad that reached the final at Euro 2024 over the summer, making three substitute appearances for the Three Lions in Germany.

Tottenham and West Ham were arguably the clubs most seriously linked with Toney earlier this summer, but the former chose to sign Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth, while the latter acquired Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund.

Ivan Toney completes Al-Ahli transfer

Despite seemingly having the pick of some of England’s top clubs, it’s the Saudi Pro League where Toney will now continue his career.

As confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, the 28-year-old has completed a £40m move to Al-Ahli, with the medical and contract negotiations all agreed.

??? BREAKING: Ivan Toney to Al Ahli, here we go! Deal completed between clubs with Brentford for £40m package.

Medical done, contract agreed and Ivan will travel to Saudi this weekend to be presented.

Osimhen deal OFF today and Toney now finally done. pic.twitter.com/v5xAD63DQd

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2024

All that is left for Toney to do now is to travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend for his formal presentation.

Al-Ahli had previously been heavily linked with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen but that deal is now off.

Managed by former Hoffenheim centre-back and ex-RB Salzburg boss Matthias Jaissle, Al-Ahli already boast a number of high-profile stars in their squad, including Liverpool legend Roberto Firmino, ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and Man City and Leicester title-winner Riyad Mahrez.

Al-Ahli are regular challengers at the top of the Saudi Pro League and finished third last season, but haven’t won the title since the 2015/16 campaign.

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Transfer news: Newcastle will try for Guehi, Ivan Toney an option for Chelsea and more

Fabrizio Romano — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000

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Newcastle still in for Guehi… but Palace making it very difficult

At the moment, it’s still very difficult for Newcastle to land Marc Guehi.

The deal is not 100% off yet and Newcastle will try until the end, but Palace are insisting on their valuation being met so it remains complicated.

Palace have always been making it difficult for Newcastle this summer and they’re not changing their position now either.

No interest in Gyokeres and Ivan Toney’s future still up in the air

There has been zero movement for Viktor Gyökeres this summer. Nothing at all.

For Ivan Toney, he remains a strong option for Al Ahli if Osimhen goes to Chelsea… or he can be an option for Chelsea if Osimhen goes to Al Ahli.

As of Thursday night, nothing is clear and we have to be patient and see what happens.

There could be surprises.

Could be a busy final day for Chelsea

I’m told that someone from Brentford called Chelsea for Ben Chilwell. Well, let’s see if they will make a bid on deadline day or not.

For Trevoh Chalobah, we heard about Stuttgart. Fake news. I’m told that Stuttgart are not working on a deal for Chalobah but there are other clubs interested, also from England, so there could be movement.

Just to give you an example, there are many clubs looking at defenders for the final day, like Crystal Palace, so there could be opportunities for Chalobah.

And then there is Raheem Sterling.

We’ll have to see what happens with Jadon Sancho first because Sancho is another big topic, but as of Thursday night the deal for him to go to Juventus is in total standby. Man United rejected the improved bid from Juventus yesterday.

What about Chelsea? Chelsea are obviously very busy with the Victor Osimhen deal, but they are keeping contacts active in the Sancho story.

Chelsea are working on it, then let’s see what they will get in the next 24 hours.

A lot of noise around Lindelof but everything is calm

There’s a lot of noise in the media at the moment about Victor Lindelof, but it’s always been quiet.

Nothing is happening with Turkish or Italian clubs, and United are not desperate to sell the player as Ten Hag still appreciates him and he’s very calm.

No movements so far.

No Liverpool contact for Alan Varela

I’m receiving many questions from Liverpool fans on Alan Varela.

We always have these kind of stories ahead of headline day so I was checking with my sources on this story, because Varela is a fantastic midfielder. I could spend two hours talking about him.

Many clubs have had an interest in Varela this summer but the answer from Porto has always been the same; he is only leaving for the release clause of €65m.

What I can tell you is that Porto guarantee that they have had no contact from Liverpool, no bid from them.

Their position is clear. If some clubs are interested in Varela, they have to pay €65m, but Porto absolutely want him to stay.

Porto are not open to negotiating, and also want to change his contract in the next month. So, that’s the situation.

Now is not the time to speculate on Pep Guardiola’s future

I understand Fabio Capello has hinted that Pep Guardiola could leave Man City next summer.

I’ve zero information on this now guys, it’s not a topic for August. Pep will decide later, not in August or early September.

I respect Fabio Capello of course but again, zero concrete information on Guardiola now, it’s all speculation.

Barça can’t afford Adrien Rabiot and he remains available

Let me say this about the rumours placing Adrien Rabiot at Barca guys…

Barca had problems with La Liga when trying to sign Bajcetic on loan, and Rabiot’s salary is probably x4 compared to Bajcetic…

It’s difficult to imagine this deal happening for that reason.

It’s all quiet at Barca at the moment because of La Liga and Financial Fair Play, and as for Rabiot, he is still waiting for an opportunity.

He remains available.

My favourite deal of the summer window is…

My favourite deal of the summer transfer window so far has been probably Joao Neves to PSG.

I consider him a top talent and probably underrated.

He was very good value when he signed for PSG and I think it’s been a great piece of business.

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Chelsea could be forced to sign injury-prone striker if Osimhen deal fails

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:17:58 +0000

Chelsea are really leaving things late in terms of nailing down a striker in the current transfer window, and if their bid to sign Victor Osimhen fails, they could end up with an injury-prone replacement.

At the time of writing, it’s understood that Saudi Pro League club, Al Ahli, have not only agreed a deal with Napoli for Osimhen – and are just awaiting the player’s approval – but they’ve also agreed a deal with Brentford’s Ivan Toney.

Clearly, they’re hedging their bets but have covered themselves regardless.

Calvert-Lewin to Chelsea if Osimhen deal fails

At this stage it isn’t clear if the Blues can afford either Osimhen or Toney because of Financial Fair Play, and on that basis, according to Football Transfers, they’re monitoring Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s situation along with Arsenal.

In the last three seasons alone, the 27-year-old Everton hit-man has received a broken toe, a broken cheekbone, had four separate hamstring injuries, a knee injury, had general fitness concerns and been ill according to transfermarkt.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is on the radar of Chelsea and Arsenal

That’s hardly the best resume for a striker that would be expected to be the main man at Stamford Bridge and hit the ground running.

Not to mention that the Chelsea faithful will already be expecting to be disappointed if they’ve lost out on Osimhen and seen him replaced by Calvert-Lewin, with respect.

The Gunners might yet pip Chelsea to the post given that their need for a striker is as acute as the West Londoners.

Calvert-Lewin only has a year left on his contract and appears reluctant to sign a new deal at Everton, so could prove to be a low-cost option that Mikel Arteta will believe he can improve.

Until the 11pm deadline on Friday night, anything can happen, and fans of both Chelsea and Arsenal will be waiting to understand if either have managed to get a deal done in time.

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Ivan Toney transfer: Agreement reached over £40m move for Brentford striker

Ahad Shaukat — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:51:53 +0000

Brentford attacker Ivan Toney has been linked with a move away from the club for a long time.

The biggest Premier League clubs have monitored his progress over the last two seasons.

Since his introduction in the Premier League with Brentford, Toney has impressed clubs including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham United.

The striker is finally on his way to seal a £40m move on transfer deadline day.

According to Sky Sports, Brentford and Al-Ahli have reached an agreement over the transfer of Toney.

BREAKING: Al Ahli have agreed a £40m deal with Brentford to sign Ivan Toney pic.twitter.com/ZXF8ceTC6S

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 30, 2024

The move is set to cost the Saudi Pro League club around £40m for the striker who had entered the final year of his contract with the Bees.

Ivan Toney has agreed a deal to join Al-Ahli.

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Toney needed a move away from the club and he has finally got his wish. He would have preferred to stay in the Premier League though, but the lucrative Saudi Arabian team have won the race to sign him.

The player has been left out of the Brentford squad by manager Thomas Frank, who has given the attacker time away from football to sort out his future.

Ivan Toney was a part of the England squad for Euro 2024

Toney featured for England at Euro 2024 this summer and helped the team reach the final, where they lost to Spain.

He is set to become another high profile player to leave one of the biggest European leagues for a move to Saudi Arabia.

It remains to be seen if Toney has made the right decision to leave the Premier League to move to Middle East.

The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Neymar and some of the biggest names in world football have left the European leagues in recent seasons to move to Saudi Arabia.

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Report: Arsenal consider late move for Premier League striker available for transfer

Ahad Shaukat — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:02:07 +0000

Arsenal fans have been waiting all summer for their team to sign a new striker.

The Gunners have strengthened all other positions in the summer transfer window but a striker has still not arrived at the club.

One of their attackers, Eddie Nketiah, is close to leaving the club and expected to join Crystal Palace.

Mikel Arteta’s team have started the new season in fine form, with the club winning both their matches 2-0 and starting the new season exactly how they finished the last season.

According to Football Insider, the Gunners are considering a late move for Brentford striker Ivan Toney.

The England international has been linked with a move away from the club all summer with Chelsea, Manchester United and teams from Saudi Arabia interested in securing his services.

Toney is available for transfer after he entered the final year of his contract at the club and the Bees are looking to make money from his sale instead of losing him for free next summer.

Ivan Toney to Arsenal?

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