Ivan Toney linked with Premier League loan return

Ivan Toney is being linked with a possible return to the Premier League on mortgage in January.

The Al-Ahli ahead has impressed since leaving Brentford for the Saudi Professional League, scoring 38 targets in 54 video games and successful the AFC Champions League in 2024/25.

Nevertheless, Toney’s transfer to the Center East has impacted his England hopes with the 29-year-old included in only one squad since his exit from the Premier League.

Toney is decided to make the England squad for this summer season’s World Cup, and journalist Ben Jacobs believes a Premier League transfer may benefit his possibilities.

Talking to talkSPORT, he urged the Saudi Professional League calendar and January curiosity from England may facilitate his return. Nevertheless, he insisted Toney might want to push for the transfer.

“Toney’s aspiration is to play within the World Cup. Plus the very fact the best way the calendar falls, there’s a Ramadan break and that’s within the months, in the intervening time, of February via to mid-March.

“There’s additionally a break for the festive interval as nicely, so it wouldn’t truly be a nasty thought for gamers that need to keep sharp, to do a half-season mortgage, after which possibly even return to Saudi Arabia.

“So I believe there’ll be curiosity in Ivan Toney. Al Ahli sources say they don’t need to promote, there’s a model new sporting director there and he doesn’t need to let Ivan Toney go.

“After which so far as Premier League curiosity, I believe we’ve heard hyperlinks with Tottenham because of the Thomas Frank connection.

“I’m not conscious of any Spurs strategy at this stage, some have even stated Manchester United, and once more, I believe Manchester United are banking on Benjamin Sesko and so they’ve additionally bought Matheus Cunha, who can play at No.9.

“But when Joshua Zirkzee left, you by no means know, one other striker may are available at Previous Trafford however in the intervening time, it’s all quiet so far as a Premier League return is worried.

“And once more, even when there may be curiosity, Toney must agitate for the transfer along with his World Cup possibilities in thoughts, as a result of Al Ahli don’t need to let him go.”

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