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Ghanem On His Way Out of Poland

Date: 21-1-2006
Wrote: EP's reporter in Poland Piotr Gawin

Egyptian youngster Ahmed Ghanem received an offer from Polish club Polonia which was rejected, but with his name still on the transfer list, a move elsewhere in Europe is looking likely.


Ahmed Ghanem's name has constantly been mentioned in the context of personal changes at Legia during the winter break. Some players were put on the transfer list after the club's manager decided he doesn't need them any more. Legia, however, want to earn money on their departure and rejects low bids from other clubs. This is the reason behind the players' frustration. They are in danger of having to play for Legia reserves in the Polish 3rd division. A recent Polish article on the issue says they feel like prisoners.

Ghanem, according to sources that have reached EgyptianPlayers.com, is also determined to leave Legia. Initially he had an offer from Legia's local rivals, Polonia. The latter is in huge financial debts though and any transfers to the club are highly unlikely. Ghanem's manager claims he's close to finding him a team in Denmark or in the German Bundesliga Two, but none of these rumours have been confirmed yet.


Most Legia fans put two names from Wdowczyk's 'black list' under a question mark and think they should be given yet another chance. It's Tomasz Jarzebowski, who was playing for Legia for ages, an immensely talented guy but suffering from permanent injury problems - and Ahmed Ghanem. His defensive shortcomings could not pass by unnoticed, but his effective attacking moves and offensive football won him sympathy among Legia fans. Wdowczyk never openly criticised Ghanem; he says he had to put him on the transfer list because Legia now have four quality players playing on the right wing after transfers made in the winter break, and Ghanem would find it difficult to be given any playing time, so he doesn't want to stop his career.

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