Overview
- New sporting director Rui Pedro Braz has signaled no intention to sell or loan Toney in January, with any rethink contingent on securing an elite replacement.
- Toney is under contract until 2028 and earns over £400,000 per week tax-free, with Al-Ahli expected to seek a fee above the roughly £40m they paid.
- Tottenham and West Ham have discussed the striker and Manchester United have been linked, yet no club has submitted a formal offer to Al-Ahli.
- Contacts to Toney’s camp have been met with indications he is settled in Saudi Arabia, and UK tax-residency rules incentivize staying abroad until at least April 2026.
- Since leaving Brentford in 2024 he has scored over 40 goals in around 60 games and helped win the Asian Champions League, but England boss Thomas Tuchel has offered no selection guarantees.