Mostafa Gaafar is set to opt out of his contract with Zamalek in January, the frozen striker said Tuesday. Gaafar told FilGoal.com that he is ready to pay Zamalek EGP 3m and turn into a free agent. He signed a two-year extension last summer to stay with the Whites till 2011. The 26-year-old forward has been out of favor this season and was limited to a few appearances as a substitute. Several Egyptian sides are interested to land Gaafar, with Ittihad Alexandria and his former club Masri leading the race. Gaafar was told by Zamalek that he could spend the second half of the season on loan instead of leaving permanently. He rejected the offer. Ahli marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi told FilGoal.com in August that Gaafar was one of three targeted players whom he failed to sign. Amr Zaki and Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq 'Shikabala' are the other two, with all three moving to Ahli's arch-rivals Zamalek.