{"id":26762,"date":"2025-11-16T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T11:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/striker-on-weekly-wage-of-400000-yen-refuses-move-to-leeds-in-january\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T06:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T11:51:28","slug":"striker-on-weekly-wage-of-400000-yen-refuses-move-to-leeds-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/striker-on-weekly-wage-of-400000-yen-refuses-move-to-leeds-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Striker on weekly wage of 400,000 yen refuses move to Leeds in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/striker-on-weekly-wage-of-400000-yen-refuses-move-to-leeds-in-january\/#Will_Ivan_Toney_return_to_the_Premier_League\" >Will Ivan Toney return to the Premier League?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/striker-on-weekly-wage-of-400000-yen-refuses-move-to-leeds-in-january\/#Leeds_United_are_unlikely_to_sign_Tony\" >Leeds United are unlikely to sign Tony<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Ahly striker Ivan Toney is not interested in a move to Leeds United, according to TEAMtalk.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The English striker is aiming to be part of Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s squad for next year&#8217;s World Cup and will need to return to the Premier League to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The former Brentford star is now widely believed to be aiming for a return to the Premier League and has attracted the attention of English clubs looking for a new attacker.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham are on the hunt for a new striker under manager Thomas Frank and have been linked with a move for the former Premier League star.<\/p>\n<p>David Moyes&#8217; Everton side have also been paired with Toney in the media, increasing speculation about his future in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Ivan_Toney_return_to_the_Premier_League\"><\/span>Will Ivan Toney return to the Premier League?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The striker has reportedly been told he needs to play in the Premier League to return to England&#8217;s system.<\/p>\n<p>Toney reportedly earns around 400,000 yen a week at Al Ahly in Saudi Arabia, but would have to let him go if he wants to move to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news for Leeds United is that Toney has no interest in a move to Elland Road.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leeds_United_are_unlikely_to_sign_Tony\"><\/span>Leeds United are unlikely to sign Tony<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Ahly and Ivan Toni (Photo by: Yasser Bakhsh\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toney wants to play competitive football in order to stake his claim to be part of the England squad, but unfortunately for Leeds a move to Los Blancos is not in the cards.<\/p>\n<p>Although some of the world&#8217;s top players have moved to Saudi Arabia in recent seasons, the level of soccer in Saudi Arabia is not as competitive as the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>If Tony really decides he wants to return to England, top clubs will be interested in signing him and it will be difficult for Leeds United to stand a chance of winning the race to sign him.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Report: Leeds United plan ambitious raid on Man United in January<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Ahly striker Ivan Toney is not interested in a move to Leeds United, according to TEAMtalk.The English striker is aiming to be part of Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s squad for next year&#8217;s World Cup and will need to return to the Premier League to do so. 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