Uncertainty casts its shadow over the future of Ashraf Dari and Reda Slim, the Moroccan duo playing for Egyptian Al Ahly, as both players are training individually away from the team’s group sessions.
The new coach, Al-Hussein Amouta, has assigned a special training program for the duo along with the fitness coach, a clear indication of their imminent departure from the Red Castle, amid attempts to find solutions regarding their status before the summer transfer window closes.
Press reports indicate that Al Ahly’s management, under the supervision of Wael Gomaa, the director of football, had initially decided to part ways with Ashraf Dari and Reda Slim even before coach Amouta arrived. This direction comes as the club seeks to strengthen its squad with new players, placing the Moroccan duo in a challenging position to find a new destination that secures their continued football careers.
In a related context, Reda Slim’s destination seems likely to be a return to the Moroccan league, where the Royal Army Club is looking to reclaim their former player, while Wydad Fassi, the champions of the “Inwi” professional league, have shown interest in signing him.
As for Ashraf Dari, whose loan with Swedish Kalmar has ended, he prefers to embark on a new European experience, rejecting Gulf offers he received during the last winter transfer period, which complicates his transfer case somewhat.
Al Ahly has reached an agreement with Ashraf Dari to cover his salary during the current period until a final agreement is made with a new team for his transfer in the ongoing transfer window.
This arrangement comes to facilitate the player’s departure and reduce financial burdens on the club, amidst a mutual desire to terminate the contract amicably in a manner satisfying all parties, which will decisively settle Ashraf Dari’s future.
It is worth mentioning that Al Ahly achieved a significant victory yesterday, Thursday, against Cairo Nasr with five goals to one in a friendly match, which witnessed the brilliance of Ashraf Bencharki, who scored one of the five goals, sending reassuring messages to Al Ahly fans about the team’s stability under Amouta’s leadership.
