CAIRO: Ahly defender Ahmed Al-Sayed reiterated that he was going to extend his stay at the Cairo club, and denied refusing to sign a new deal as recently rumored. It was said that Ahly didn t meet the 28-year-old s financial demands, which raised doubts over his future with the Red Devils. However, Al-Sayed reaffirmed his commitment to Ahly, and assured that money is not an issue for him. Renewing my contract is only a matter of time, we are still negotiating and trying to work out the details of the deal, he told FilGoal.com. But money will never be a reason for me to move away from Ahly. Al-Sayed s current contract runs out by the end of the season. On whether his talks with Ahly s officials resulted in his lack of appearances lately, Al-Sayed said: No one plays all the time, and I m not really bothered by that. I was named for Ahly s recent matches, I just wasn t given the opportunity to take part. As a matter of fact I have a substantial chance to start in the upcoming matches, thanks to Ahly s new formation. Ahly boss Hossam Al-Badri has been employing a 4-4-2 formation since his appointment in the summer. He usually deploys Wael Gomaa and Sherif Abdel-Fadil in the heart of defense.
