Al Ain Football Club board member Majid Al Owais confirmed that "Al Ain has already inquired about the possibility of including Al Wasl superstar Fabio Lima through an official message after a request from Al Ain coach Pedro Emmanuel." He stressed that the relationship between Al Ain and Al Wasl is strong and historical, while he denied that Al Ain had offered a large sum of money and some players to complete the deal, considering that this was just rumors.
Al Owais stressed, during an interview with Al Ain TV, that the club did not show any interest in the Egyptian Al-Ahly coach, Swiss Rene Filer, and the Tunisian star Al-Ahly, Ali Maaloul, as he said that Al-Ain club is sticking to its current coach, and is not thinking about changing it. On the other hand, he stressed the continued Japanese Shiotani and Togolese Laba Kudjo and Caio, as well as the Kazakh Islam Khan.