Lierse S.K striker Mohamed El-Gabbas confessed his dream is to play in England, in Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal.

Speaking to Belgian newspaper HLN, the 23-year old confessed that he took a lot of positive out of the spell with Newcastle United when he was 17-years old.

But after failing to obtain a work permit he returned to his country and played for Al-Masry for two seasons before joining Belgian First Division team Lierse S.K. in the 2009 summer transfer window. El-Gabbas also played twice for his country.

On his future, he said:

At 17 I was involved with Newcastle and learnt much about professional football. I had to return to Egypt because I couldn’t obtain a work license but my goal is to play in the Premier League again – my dream is to go to Arsenal.