Some Egyptian striker I've never heard of reckons we tried to sign him in January. http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsC...al’s-Ahmed-Ali-says-he-snubbed-Hull-City.aspx
Zaki put me of Egypt as a whole. Plus it sounds like he has the ambition of a slug. “But I eventually preferred to play in Saudi Arabia because I know adapting to football with Arab teams is easier and quicker than European teams"
Probably just using the fact the Allams are Egyptian to make it sound credible, so his agent can say to his club look theres interest in him, are you gonna extend his contract or not?
I'm not so sure, Assem did say he'd love to see an Egyptian player at City. I think it's only a matter of time before we do, as long as they're not called Mido or Zaki, we should be okay.
NP is not going to sign a player that the chairman wants based solely on his nationality. I'm sure he just meant he'd love to see an egyptian player - assuming he is the right player for the club.