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Pyramids introduced their new goalkeeper, Sherif Ikrami, at a press conference on Friday night and revealed his 3-year contract with the team.
The conference was held in the Air Defense Stadium conference room to reveal the details of the official contract, as well as to introduce the Egyptian international goalkeeper in charge of the trio, Mamdouh Eid, CEO, Amr Bassiouni, Director of Recruitment, and Hany Said, sports director of the club.
FilGoal.com transmits the conference proceedings in full.
At first Mamdouh Eid spoke up to present my advice, saying, “We are proud to introduce Sherif as a player in the Pyramids ranks. He will be a great addition thanks to his personality and capabilities.”
“Sherif’s experiences outside and inside the stadium will help us to achieve the ambitions and goals of the club and its future plans,” he added.
“Ikrami has tremendous experience and he played under great pressure and his presence is an addition, and we are happy to be with us,” he said.
The conversation turns to Hani Saeed, the sporting director, who said: “We welcome Sherif into the ranks of Pyramids and we have been in a strong friendship for years, and it is very good and it is distinguished that we play together and our relationship is good.”
On the role of the 37-year-old goalkeeper, Saeed said: “My honor has a great technical role within the club and he has a leadership role in the Pyramids ranks, and we seek to make the dressing room strong, and my honor is to be able to lead him.” .
And he added: “I wish him success and achieve the required ambition, starting next season.”
Al-Ahly announced last August the end of Ikrami’s mission with the team, although the season is not over yet.
The 36-year-old is from the youth sector of Al-Ahly, and left in 2005 to Feyenoord, the Netherlands, and played on loan at Ankara, Turkey’s Gocho.
Ikrami returned to Egypt in 2009 through the El Gouna Gate, before returning to his original home a year later.
Amr Bassiouni, the club’s director of recruitment, said: “We welcome Sherif’s presence at the club, and his presence with us is a great addition and is one of the players the club needs.”
He continued: “The contract with him took a long time. As soon as it became available in the transfer market, it was traded with him for its great value, and the negotiation was officially completed just a week ago, and I am proud to complete this deal.” .
He added: “We did not negotiate my thanks, as has been reported since last season, and the negotiations took a long time. He is a tremendous technical addition inside and outside the stadium, and his presence will help the club to achieve its ambitions.”
And now the word went to Sherif Ikrami, the goalkeeper for Pyramids, who said: “I cannot comment after what was said about me and I thank Pyramids for understanding my wish. I announced my decision in February and the topic was very professional. I was convinced that any club I would be in would have technical components. ” Some, I’m used to competing for tournaments. “
He continued: “When I spoke with them, I found a strong ambition and there is a great challenge next season.”
“I had an agreement until the end of the season to announce my next destination, and then there were some changes that made the announcement at this time. I thank you for your professionalism and literary appreciation for me, and for achieving our goal together,” he said.
And he added: “Whether we achieve our objectives or not, we will earn everyone’s respect.”
Regarding the reason for making the decision to join Pyramids, he said: “The reason is that the literary pre-financial appreciation I found of the club was a decisive factor in the negotiations. Everything was clear and easy. After my time with Al-Ahly I discovered that this place is the best option and I decided to give myself time to make a decision. ” .
The Egyptian international continued: “There is no comparison between Pyramids and Al-Ahly. I made my decision after the end of my trip with Al-Ahly. The issue was Pyramids compared to all offers and Pyramids was the best option, and the postponement it was my desire to have a space to think, and the changes that occurred made us choose this moment to announce it “. The deal is not the end of the season, this period is a new challenge in my career, different from Al-Ahly. “
In response to a question about whether he wants to return to the Egyptian team, Ikrami said: “I hope to return to the national team. I always have a goal and priorities. The priority is to establish myself and then take care of it. I hope to have a role in the national team again. and everything will be shared. “
Ikrami played 24 international matches for the Egyptian national team, during which he conceded 25 goals and scored 7 clean sheets.
The 37-year-old was last with the Egyptian team during the 2018 World Cup, but was on the bench in all three group stage games before bidding farewell to the tournament.
A journalist boycotted the conference to ask about Rajab Bakkar’s position and directed his question to Hani Saeed, Contract Director, to say: “The addition of Sherif is a great artistic value, whether inside or outside the stadium, due to its experience, expertise and ability to control costumes. “
And he continued: “Regarding Rajab Bakkar, although the issue has nothing to do with the conference, he is a great and important player and he is preparing to participate and he will be with us next season and we depend on him and there are no problems with no player on the team. “
Press reports had previously said that Al-Ahly planned to include the 29-year-old defender after he was frozen and barred from participating during the last term.
Bakkar joined Pyramids from Smouha in the summer of 2018.
During the current season, Bakkar participated in 26 matches in all competitions, during which he scored two goals.
Questions returned to Sherif Ikrami, this time about is there a problem with Al-Ahly? Say: “There is no problem with Al-Ahly. We can say that it goes against my wishes. My time with Al-Ahly is proud and is the reason why Pyramids persecutes me. It is a stage that is over and I am not trying to compare. the past with what comes, I do not prefer to talk about competition with players, my vision is not Who is playing, but it is a complete set, rest and literary appreciation before the material and finally how I am going to strengthen the goalkeeper with my presence ”.
He continued: “I am not looking to participate because that is my goal, but the issue in the end is football. It all depends on you and technical issues, and technical issues are not measured by names.”
A journalist asked Mamdouh Eid, CEO, if the pyramids are targeting Al-Ahly players.
Laird Eid: “There are those who are trying to export the idea that Pyramids focuses on joining the Al-Ahly players. If you look at the team, we don’t have a large number on the field of them. We focus on strengthening the team and it’s better. join him. If the player is contracting with a club, then we join him according to the clubs, then it means that it is a common wish. ” Between the two parties, whoever issues such matters has purposes because the value of Al-Ahly and Zamalek is very great, and this makes the news read more, but this matter is not true. Our objective in hiring are the needs of the team and the technical and personal contribution to Pyramids.
Ikrami resumed the conversation to say: “What happened in the past period is that I did not continue the season. Now I announced that the issue is simple, I thought I would complete the season in Al-Ahly.”
Then after Amr Bassiouni, Procurement Director: “The negotiations that started in February were not difficult, but they took a long time. He had offers from outside Egypt and two offers from Egypt, but he clearly distinguished himself in his relationship with us. We respect his wish and appreciate him, and in the end we managed to include him and this thing. Great for us. “
And my honor continued: “As I said before while leaving Al-Ahly, I felt that this stage was over for me, that I fulfilled my role in Al-Ahly, and it was time to leave, as a professional player who sets goals that I achieved. in the club you belong to. Something good did not happen according to the circumstances that you achieve in the Other place, I went to Holland and came back. There are variables that make your desire to make another decision stronger, and I think I spoke with the utmost transparency in February in front of everyone ”.
A journalist interrupts questions to Ikrami and asks Mamdouh Eid, are there any other deals to be announced?
He replied: “I cannot confirm the date of the agreements, when the season ends we enter a preparation period and at that time we announce the inclusion of players, and it is very desirable to include foreign and local players, but currently we do not announce anything and we cannot give a date to announce the deal, there may be decorations to complete the agreements. ” It may not happen, so I can’t make an appointment. “
Then a question arose as to whether the club wants to sign Rene Fyler, Al-Ahly’s coach.
Mamdouh Eid replied: “We are at Sharif Ikrami’s presentation conference. Questions about Fyler are not relevant and any questions outside the frame will not be answered.”
A journalist asks: If the registered guards in Africa were currently injured and Al-Ahly asked for their return, would he return?
Ikrami replied: “I am currently a Pyramids player. Usually I do not answer a question that starts with yes, but the first and last opinions refer to the contracting club and the opinion will be shared.”
Mamdouh Eid said after him: “There is no position for the club because there is no position now. Such decisions are made collectively and not in a press conference.”
To follow my honor: “When Al-Ahly makes a formal decision, there is no place to turn to it. The question is completely hypothetical and I don’t think it will be achieved.”
Finally, the questions concluded with a question, about the future of my honor and if you seek to assume an administrative position in Al-Ahly in the future? To the Pyramids goalkeeper he replied: “I did not dream of assuming an administrative position at Al-Ahly in the future. I do not have a plan for the future. All I think about is my investment for myself now and I have not thought about the future after the ball. “.
He continued: “I don’t have the goal of assuming a certain position after the ball.”
He concluded: “I said that if Al-Ahly needed me, I would be there, but my goal is not a position at Al-Ahly. My goal is to finish the march in a literary and professional way and see what lies ahead.”
With Al-Ahly, Sherif Ikrami held 7 titles for the Egyptian League, the Egyptian Cup title and 5 local Super titles, as well as two titles for the African Champions League, one for the Confederation of Africa and two titles for the Super African.
Ikrami’s goal was Al-Ahly in 271 games in total.
