AJ spoke out on social media to update followers on his homecoming.

ANTHONY JOSHUA’s ambitions of challenging for the world title have been dashed, since his next bout for the belt has yet to be sanctioned.

Following three victories in Saudi Arabia, AJ will return to Wembley Stadium, which seats 90,000 people, in September.

Anthony Joshua is preparing for his next fight.

And British competitor Daniel Dubois is the front-runner to welcome Joshua back to the UK.

Dubois recently defeated Filip Hrgovic to win the IBF interim title, securing his next shot at Oleksandr Usyk’s full version.

However, because Usyk is scheduled to rematch Tyson Fury following his epic win in May, he will be unable to fight No. 1 contender Dubois.

So there was optimism that the IBF would strip the Ukrainian undisputed champion, allowing AJ and Dubois to compete for the vacant title.

But the IBF told Sky Sports there has been NO request to sanction the all-Brit bout for the belt.

Usyk, 37, became the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed champ following victory over Fury, 35.

And now the two are set to rematch back in Saudi on December 21.

Meanwhile Joshua, 34, is closing in on his first bout back at Wembley since 2018 with Dubois, 26, the frontrunner to face him.

AJ recently posted on social media: “Nearly finished my negotiations for my next fight! Feeling motivated.”

Joshua has twice sold out Wembley for his world title wins over Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin.

In addition, he defeated Carlos Takam and Joseph Parker at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, which seats 75,000.

His most recent battles in the UK were at the O2, where he defeated Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius after losing twice to Usyk.

Deontay Wilder was in the running to face AJ, but he twice fumbled his lines after losing to Parker, 32, and Zhilei Zhang, 41.

So, following his victory against Hrgovic, 32, Dubois leads the line to face Joshua.