Ivan Toney could be a £17m-a-year signing as Al Ahli mull an improved offer to sign Brentford striker

Al-Ahli are considering making an improved offer for Brentford striker Ivan Toney, talkSPORT understands.

The Saudi Arabian club have already received a bid worth around £35m, including add-ons, which was rejected, as talkSPORT revealed on Friday.

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Brentford They are still demanding at least £50m, even though the 28-year-old is out of contract next summer and has made it clear he will not sign a new deal.

Al-Ahli is also in talks with Tonito who wants a base salary of more than €20m (£17m) with bonuses and accommodation allowance, bringing the total to double.

Brentford left Toney out of their opening Premier League game against Crystal Palace, despite talkSPORT understanding the England striker wanted to play.

The Bees are still hoping one of the Premier League bigwigs will submit a bid for Toney closer to their valuation before the transfer window closes.

The English striker is believed to have held talks with Arsenal At the beginning of summer.

However, the Gunners decided not to go ahead with that move at the time.

Al-Ahli were willing to pay £50m for Tottenham's Richarlison but he turned down a move to the Middle East.

This has led to them considering signing Toney, who may have already played his last game for Brentford.

talkSPORT told you earlier this summer what the centre forward was like attracting interest from the Gulf nation.

And Brentford manager Thomas Frank has confirmed the player could be… On the way out from the Gtech Community Stadium before his team's 2-1 victory over the Eagles.

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He said: “There are a lot of things going on with Ivan, especially with transfers, there is a lot of interest in transfers.”

“For all these reasons, we have decided not to include him in the squad. I cannot say too much.”

“Of course, Ivan is a top player, he has been fantastic for us for four years, but last season we showed that we can manage without him.

“Will this be his last game? Who knows. There is interest, but there is not much competition.”

And then, when asked at his postgame news conference if the question is when Toney leaves rather than if he leaves, Frank said: “Fair enough.

“But let's talk about how big his loss will be when we get to that point.”

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