According to Egyptian football specialists KingFut, the initial fee Arsenal paid to FC Basel for Mohamed Elneny was over £10 million; a figure far in excess of 4-7million quoted widely in the press. The revelation comes via Yahia Aly, an agent close to the deal, who also explained that the Gunners – as Arsene Wenger admitted earlier – had been tracking the player for the best part of a year. “Arsenal initially started their contact around eight months ago,” Aly told KingFut. “I assure you, the fee is much higher than that what’s reported. He continued: 'I am just pleased and proud that this is the second biggest deal in Egypt’s history that I am involved in after...
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