Egypt coach Hassan Shehata will head for England to settle the dispute with Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur about Egyptian ace Ahmed Hossam “Mido”, British media reported. "We will talk to his manager, he will come over from Egypt," Tottenham head coach Martin Jol told Sky Sports News on Friday. "I think in the near future, in the next couple of days, we will have a chat with him and then of course we have that problem and a lot of other clubs have that problem.” Jol had asked Mido, who will link-up with his team-mates in preparation for their African Cup of Nations, to commute between Egypt and England while Shehata wants the striker to be available two weeks before the ACN kick-off.
Mido The talented forward, who is hoping he can join the Egyptian training 10 days after its kick-off, has to net 15 goals in the Premiership so he can earn a permanent deal at Spurs and move from his original Italian club AC Roma. "If we wait until the summer it will be a bit late. I have told him, if you score 15 goals we will be satisfied. He is on his way, he has scored seven. “But if he comes back from the African Cup and is injured and as he was last year there is no chance of us signing him permanently. But if he is like he is now, there is every chance," he continued. Mido, who scored seven goals for Tottenham who come in the fourth place in the English league standings with 31 points, will miss two of his side's Premiership matches against Aston Villa and Fulham.
