ROME (AFP) -- Italy World Cup star Luca Toni on Tuesday reversed his decision to seek a transfer from Fiorentina and pledged his future to the scandal-hit club.

Toni, Serie A's top scorer last season with 31 goals in 34 games, had sought to leave the Florence outfit after they were kicked out of the Champions League over their part in the Italian match-fixing scandal. But after discussions with club officials Toni has changed his mind

"I've discussed it with the president (Diego Della Valle) and that's good enough for me. I've made up my mind to stay and all I want to do now is concentrate on scoring goals for Fiorentina," Toni said. "I'm looking forward to the new season and I can't wait for it start."

Toni had been linked with a move to Italian champions Inter Milan, while several English Premiership clubs were also reported to be interested in the 29-year-old, who contributed two goals to the Azzurri's World Cup campaign.

But Fiorentina president Della Valle said Toni had been persuaded to say being assured of the club's ambitions.

"Luca realizes that he is an integral part of our future," Della Valle said. "Once his mind was made up we wrapped everything up in five minutes, and we didn't even have to talk about money," Della Valle said. "That doesn't happen very often these days."

Toni had vowed to leave Fiorentina on August 3 after revealing that he had received "numerous offers" from rival clubs, with some willing to pay three times his current salary.

But a breakdown in relations between Della Valle and Inter Milan chief Massimo Moratti effectively scuppered any chance of a deal between the two clubs.