The captain of the Egyptian team and Al-Ahly club Ahmed Fathi stressed that the dream of joining the next World Cup 2022 is the reason for leaving Al-Ahly and searching for a new challenge in order to be on the field as soon as possible, indicating that if he was looking for money as some expect, he would remain in Al-Ahly because it is the surest offer Because of its special characteristics in the second year of the contract, which allows it to obtain the full contract without looking at the percentage of participation in the matches.
Al-Ahly club had officially announced the departure of Ahmed Fathi from the ranks of the team at the end of the season after the player refused to renew the club and asked to leave at the end of his contract. Ahmed Fathi is the only player in Egypt who played the World Cup for youth and adults, and he won three African Nations Cups and was present in the 2012 Olympics, In addition to winning the African Champions League 3 times, the Confederation once, the African Super twice, the Egyptian League 8 times, and the Egyptian Cup once, achieving 21 titles, as the country played 131 international matches.
Ahmed Fathi said to “Emirates Today”: “Some expect that the reason for leaving Al-Ahly is a financial reason. If the matter is material, there are much stronger offers than the ones mentioned in the media, and that Al-Ahly’s offer is better for me, especially in the second season, which is not He compels me to have a number of specific matches and thus to guarantee the financial amount, but I preferred to search for a new challenge, I hope to play the next World Cup with the Egyptian team if we manage to climb, and to stay in the stadium as long as possible offers made 3 years inside the stadium and not only two years. ”
He added: “Now I am in Al-Ahly playing one game and another, no, and I don’t feel comfortable with the new coach, and even if I make good offers with the testimony of Al-Ahly fans, I find myself on the bench, and this is a technical matter and I did not do any problem in the team’s matches, and this is a right for the technical staff and management in Reliance on young players, but why does no one give me the right to search for a new challenge to be on the field if I am able to do so, in order to preserve the Ahly fans and my relationship and my love for him, I rejected many offers last period, and I have an offer from the Emirates if I was thinking about the subject but football And the dream that I seek will not be fulfilled until now Find in the stadium and thank the audience who understood my situation and all the messages from my fellow players that encouraged me during this period, and they are well aware of what is the reason for Fathi's real departure from Al-Ahly.
Ahmed Fathi revealed the real reason for leaving Al-Ahly, stating that the percentage of his renewal of Al-Ahly was deducted by 99%, but during the past three months he has always met with the team coach Filer, looking for the reason for not participating and the coach was responding to him that he could not complete 90 minutes, which is what He made him change his mind to search for a place where he could find all the matches.
The captain of the Egypt national team concluded: “If I search for the material, I received an offer from the Zamalek club that is financially larger two years ago, and last year I received an offer from Pyramids that is more financially valuable than the offer of the Al-Ahly club but for the love and respect of the fans of Al-Ahly I rejected the offer and I am not a reason for future problems between fans The two clubs, I am looking for three years of ball on the field only for the sake of reaching the World Cup, the fans of Egypt and the Al-Ahly club are the ones who made Ahmed Fathi, and there is no problem with the fans throughout my career and in the interest of this good relationship I searched for the place where I will be present in the stadium. ”