Former Wigan striker Amr Zaki, who had been one of the major targets for Portsmouth shareholder Sulaiman Al-Fahim, has claimed that he will not move to the South Coast club due to their employment of Israelis (Director of Football Avram Grant and defender Tal Ben Haim) and an Algerian footballer (left back Nadir Belhadj).
Talking on his personal website, Zaki is quoted as saying:
“I refused their offer before, but now joining Portsmouth is no longer an option for me.”
“After Portsmouth signed an Israeli player and also hired an Israeli football director a possible move was ruled out. On top of that, no way could I play at Portsmouth with an Algerian within in their ranks.”
Tensions between Egypt and Algeria have been at a high recently, after Algeria qualified for the World Cup Finals at Egypt's expense.
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