England international Ivan Toney has completed his move to… Al-AhlyTwo days before the summer transfer window closed, he arrived from Brentford, after the Saudi club snatched the player amid fierce competition.
And it became English striker He was very close to joining Chelsea in the last transfer window, but he could not reach an agreement on personal terms with the player, so he changed his compass and headed to Saudi Arabia, where he will play alongside Riyad Mahrez in the Al-Ahly Jeddah shirt.
The 28-year-old striker joined the Saudi club in a deal worth €42 million, according to several media outlets, and signed a four-year contract that ends in the summer of 2028.
Ivan Toney’s Fantastic Salary
Following this, several international sources and newspapers revealed the huge salary that the player will receive with Al-Ahly on a weekly basis.
Tony could have earned a weekly salary of 36,000 pounds (42,000 euros) with his former team Brentford, the highest salary in the London team, but his salary with Al-Ahly guarantees him a better future.
According to what was revealed by several sources, most notably the famous Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the sniper striker will receive 400 thousand pounds sterling per week, and the amount may reach half a million pounds sterling with additions, which is among the top 5 salaries for English players around the world.
This means that the player would have needed to earn around £1m a week in Britain in order to have the same net salary due to the high taxes in the UK.
Better than Jude Bellingham
With this amount, Al-Ahly striker exceeds his compatriot’s salary Jude BellinghamReal Madrid star, in the ranking of the highest-paid English players in the world, as Pele receives 339 thousand pounds sterling per week, to snatch the second place from him, while he remains Harry Kane The Bayern Munich star is the world’s highest paid player with a weekly salary of £406,000.
List of the top 5 salaries of English players
The skilled winger Raheem Sterling, the Chelsea player on loan to Arsenal, comes in fourth place with a weekly salary of 325 thousand pounds, most of which is paid by Chelsea (225 thousand) and the other by Arsenal (100 thousand), followed by Marcus Rashford, the Manchester United star, with a salary of 300 thousand pounds per week.
It is worth noting that Ivan Toney had scored 72 goals and made 23 assists in 141 matches he played for Brentford in all competitions since joining the team.
