- Ivan Toney had completed his medical in London ahead of move to Al Ahli
- The Brentford striker had previously been linked with both Arsenal and Chelsea
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Al-Ahli have confirmed the shock £40million signing of Brentford striker Ivan Toney.
The Saudi Arabian club, who have until Monday to close their business, sparked life into transfer deadline day by making offers for both Toney and Chelsea target Victor Osimhen of Napoli - but can only sign one.
The question mark for Toney remained whether to take the lucrative three-year deal now to suit Brentford or wait until January when he could have greater options.
Arsenal were previously tempted by Toney's availability but later decided against pursuing a transfer as Brentford held out for a huge fee for the England international.
Brentford later accepted the £40m bid made by the Saudi Pro League side as they recognise it is their best chance of making a profit on their star striker.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has agreed to move to Saudi side Al-Ahli for £40million
Toney was spotted arriving for his medical in London earlier in the day and that was later completed before the Saudi side confirmed the deal at 1am on Saturday.
It was a tense summer for Toney, who was keen to a departure from the Bees, where he spent the last four years after a transfer from Peterborough United.
It came after Mail Sport reported that Manchester United were considering strengthening their attacking line with Toney, but they had not yet made an offer for the player.
The Red Devils faced competition from Stamford Bridge after it was revealed that Chelsea also showed interest in securing another deal before the transfer window deadline.
Despite criticism regarding the size of Chelsea's squad, Toney was not the only player they were considering.
Enzo Maresca's group was also looking to negotiate a one-year loan deal with an option to buy with Napoli for Victor Osimhen's transfer.
The contract of the centre-forward was set to expire in 2026, and Gli Azzurri planned to sell the player before the summer transfer window deadline in Italy, which closes on Friday evening.
Similar to Osimhen, Toney was not included in his team's last matchday squad of the season.
Ivan Toney was previously a target for both Manchester United and Chelsea
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has admitted that Toney's future was uncertain in the remaining days of the summer transfer window
Speaking on Toney's absence, Brentford head coach Thomas Frank admitted that the player's future was uncertain: 'He could be here after August 30 and he could not be here.
'Basically, everything is up in the air. I've said the whole time that if he's here I'm very happy, if he's not here then I'm happy on his behalf.
'Who knows, let's see, let's see what will happen.'
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