"I am astonished with these allegations. Ahli have not spoken to Hamza in a way or another," Al-Qaeyi told Filgoal.com.

"I received a load of phone calls asking me about it. For an instance, I thought of announcing that Hamza joined Ahli, so that I can sleep!"

Hamza met with Ahli board member Khaled Al-Darandali last week, which probably triggered the speculation. But the latter confirmed that the meeting had nothing to do with a future transfer.

Earlier this year, the unsettled Zamalek forward stalled over a new deal with the misfiring Cairo club as he pronounced his willingness to play abroad.