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Striker who Spurs & Arsenal looked at in summer finally ignites at new club

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Ivan Toney is finally off the mark as an Al-Ahli player, putting in a stunning performance on Friday. 

The England international was heavily linked with a number of top Premier League clubs over the summer but in the end, switched Brentford for the Saudi Pro League.

It’s been a slow start to life at his new club for Toney, who failed to score in his first two appearances. However, on Friday, things finally clicked into gear.

Within just 13 minutes of Al-Ahli’s home clash with Damac FC — played in front of over 25,000 supporters — Toney played a perfect pass to Spanish midfielder Gabriel Veiga, who made no mistake with his finish to make it 1-0.

Damac hit back just before half-time to make it 1-1. However, almost immediately after kick-off in the second half, Veiga turned provider, finding Toney in the box to prod home his first goal for his new club, putting the hosts back in the lead.

Al-Ahli were once again pegged back just after the hour mark before Roberto Firmino restored their lead in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time.

But even there, there was still time for…


Source link : https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/09/21/tottenham-arsenal-transfer-news-ivan-toney-first-al-ahli-goals/

Author : CJ

Publish date : 2024-09-21 08:25:12

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