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Ivan Toney assault charge and Saudi club duties

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In early August 2026, England striker Ivan Toney returned to Al Ahli’s training camp in Jeddah ahead of the ~~2026‑27~~ 2026-27 Saudi league season, joining the squad under new Dutch coach Marino Pusic after a period of staff and player turnover. The Metropolitan Police filed an ~~assault‑causing‑actual‑bodily‑harm~~ assault-causing-actual-bodily-harm charge on 31 July 2026 for an incident outside a Soho nightclub on 6 December 2025; police said the alleged altercation involved Toney ~~head‑butting~~ head-butting a fan who attempted to take a selfie, causing a nose injury. Toney, who said he was “naturally shocked”, acknowledges the charge and intends to clear his name, and is due in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 24 September 2026. The case follows his participation in the 2026 World Cup, where England finished third, and his £40 million transfer to Al Ahli in 2024, placing the ~~30‑year‑old~~ 30-year-old under simultaneous scrutiny for his club duties in Saudi Arabia and pending legal proceedings in London.

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