Aboul-Ela plays down Ahli move

Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ela played down rumors hinting that he signed a contract that would’ve seen him make a move to Ahli, and insisted that we wasn’t contact by them.

كتب : Omar Shoeb

الإثنين، 13 مارس 2006 - 19:45
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Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ela played down rumors hinting that he signed a contract that would’ve seen him make a move to Ahli, and insisted that we wasn’t contact by them.

"I received a lot of calls after the rumors about me moving to Ahli started spreading on Monday, I’m assuring the people that its totally untrue," Aboul-Ela told Filgoa.com exclusively on Monday.

Rumors spread on the internet media that Aboul-Ela moved to Ahli after a meeting with marketing department head Adli Al-Keie, which was laughed off by the talented player.

“I received no official offers from Ahli and there are no negotiations between us,” Abou-Ela said.

Aboul-Ela also insisted the Zamalek board members made it clear that they want him to stay with the club, and that they were going to table him a new offer as soon as they got of their financial crisis.

The 26-year-old’s contract is due to expire by the end of the season, after which he becomes a free-agent and can open talks with any other club.

Ahli midfielder Gilberto’s absence from the field for a long period of time through injury helped spread the rumors abour Aboul-Ela’s move, in addition to Ahmed Abu-Mosallam’s move to French outfit Strasbourg and the uncertain future of Mohamed Abdul-Wahab, who is on loan from UAE club Al-Zafra.

Aboul-Ela scored only one goal throughout the season, during Zamalek’s game against Aluminum.