The Saudi newspaper Al-Watan revealed that the Saudi club of Jeddah’s people had ended the dreams of its Egyptian counterpart Al-Ahly in winning the services of the Syrian player Omar Al-Soma, during the winter transfers, to end a state of controversy over the survival or transfer of Al-Soma to the Egyptian league.
Al-Watan newspaper, based on Saudi press reports, related that the Saudi Al-Ahly Administration was racing to provide the requirements of the Swiss team coach Christian Gross, on the defense line, in terms of attracting new players, both domestic and foreign, during the winter Merkato period, which opened its doors Early January, with the winter transportation market closed at the end of the same month.
Reports indicated that the Saudi Al-Ahly administration is seeking to sign with a player in the center of the defense line, as well as negotiate with the German player Marko Maren, who plays the position of the playmaker, for solutions as a substitute for the Bosnian defense player Irvin Zukanovic, so that the newspaper concludes that there are no new contracts in the line The attack, through the retention of coach Gross, the rest of the names on the list of the people of Jeddah, who are the left-back Brazilian Lucas Lima, his compatriot Joseph de Souza, the Bosnian international hub player Alves Stretch, the Algerian international midfielder Yusuf Blaili, the striker Cape Verde Djanini Tavares, and the Syrian international Over Alsomh.