Ivan Toney's chances of moving to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli have been massively impacted by a brand new rule change to the Saudi Arabian league.
A brand new rule change ahead of the upcoming season could massively impact Ivan Toney 's chances of joining the Saudi Pro league.match day squad that faced Crystal Palace in the club's first Premier League game of the season.
Saudi club Al-Ahli have reportedly entered talks with the English striker, but any potential deal remains in the early stages as Toney is said to beThe new rules, which have been introduced for the start of the Saudi Pro League season on August 22, mean that the number of foreign players permitted per club will increase from eight to ten.
Alongside this change, squad sizes have been reduced from 30 to 25 players, meaning that nearly 50% of a Saudi Pro League squad can be made up of foreign players.The increase to the number foreign players in the league could prove crucial to Toney, who has been linked to move to Al Ahli this summer.Under last season's rules, the Saudi club would be unable to bring the English striker to the club as they had reached the cap of foreign players.
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