The Contracting Department of Al-Ahly Club continues its endeavor to sign a new foreign striker to strengthen the ranks of the club’s first football team before the transfer window closes during the current winter registration period.
and taught El-Ahly.comThat the management of Al-Ahly club decided to raise the special budget for contracting with a new foreign striker to 3 million dollars, due to the high financial demands from the clubs with which the club is negotiating.
Al-Ahly had reached an advanced stage of contract negotiations with Abdel Aziz Yaqobu, the Portuguese striker of Rio Avi, but they were not crowned with success, after which his name was linked to the contract with the Congolese Jackson Muleka, the Turkish Besiktas striker.
Marcel Koller, the coach of the team, had spoken in this regard, and stated: “Al-Ahly did not contract with a striker, and am I the reason for delaying the deal? We have time until the end of this month, to conclude a contract deal with the striker.”
He added, “The negotiations are exhausting. There are many things that must be completed first. The player and the club must first agree, and then agree on the sums of money between the two parties.”
And Marcel Koller concluded: “The negotiations are sometimes exhausting, but I am confident that before the end of this month there will be a new striker with us. We have chosen the candidates, and I do not want to go into settling deals.”
