AHMED Elmohamady is seeking talks with Martin OâNeill over his Sunderland future. The Egyptian returned to the Academy of Light yesterday after being given extended summer leave, along with five other team-mates away on international duty over the close season. And one of his first tasks this week will be discover whether or not he is going to be part of the managerâs plans for next season. Despite suggestions that Sunderland are looking to sell the player in the current transfer window, Elmohamady has heard nothing from the club to suggest they are. And the 24-year-old has never asked to leave. A source close to the player told the Echo: âHe wants to sort his future out as soon as gets back because although there have been stories the club is prepared to let him leave, he hasnât been told that. âIf heâs still a Sunderland player next season then heâll be more than happy. âI think he worries Sunderland fans will think he wants to be away but nothing could be further from the truth. âHe has never submitted a transfer request, although he is desperate to play first-team football.â Elmohamady, who plays at right-back for his country but has been used mainly on the right-wing at Sunderland, joined the club two years ago this month. He arrived initially on a £500,000 season-long loan from Egyptian side ENPPI, which Steve Bruce converted into a £2m deal last summer. Elmohamadyâs first season was a qualified success, his pace and directness causing many sides problems, even if his crossing was erratic and he lacked consistency, especially away from home. Last season though was a struggle from him, the erratic crossing and inconsistency continued as Sunderland made a sticky start to the season. By the time OâNeill arrived in December, the African had become a peripheral figure and he was involved only seven league games under the new manager. But even those seven games saw him used generally as a late substitute and his entire playing time less than 90 minutes in those matches. Elmohamady will not want a season like that again and will seek assurances from the manager that he has a first-team squad role to play at Sunderland. If he has, then he will be happy to stay. But if the Sunderland manager says he can find no place for him at the Stadium of Light, he would prefer to move on rather than sit on the sidelines collecting his wages. West Ham and Hull City have both shown an interest in signing him should he be allowed to leave.
'fans might be worried he wants away'. WTFCK FANS are worried that someone actually watches him play and we are stuck with a player of absolutely no ability at all. Another £2 million wasted by the fat geordie bastard
Believe the papers if you will, but seems Hull are interested in him, As I said believe it if you will.
