After impressing in last January’s Africans Nations Cup, Mohamed Zidan was again under the spotlight after scoring for Egypt in last week’s friendly game against England, at Wembley. With his father revealing that Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona are all interested in signing his son, it was the player himself who confirmed the rumours.

Speaking after the Wembley game, the 28 year old is quoted as saying by The Daily Star that his agent told him Arsenal are interested and that he could be the first Egyptian player to play for the North London club.

He said:

My agent spoke to me after the game and told me about Arsenal’s interest. He asked me to try to impress them, and become the first Egyptian to play for the Gunners.