"We already met Ahli once in April 1961. We have a chance to repeat this history. Ahli and Barcelona are two great clubs and they have a huge culture and history. It’s more than a match," said the Spaniard.

Ahli have invited the Catalans to play in Cairo Stadium on April 24th, as a part of the club's centennial celebration.

"It took us a year to fix this date as we had a very busy schedule. We’re happy to share Ahli his celebration and I thank his board for their warm welcome.

"In my opinion it will be the beginning of a nice story. We already started talks about a big cooperation in many fields such as marketing, sports, exchange camps and other things," added Laporta.

The Barcelona President revealed that a delegation from Ahli will come to Barcelona on May or June to agree the final terms and sign the contracts of what he hoped to be "a profitable cooperation."

Answering a question if Barcelona will come up with a full squad he said: "We have an obligation to bring our stars if there are no injuries. We want to give a good image and I am sure our players will impress because they are champions."