The Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiya revealed that Jeddah Union has made an offer to sign Al-Ahly player Imam Ashour.
Imam Ashour
Club: Al-Ahly
According to Al-Riyadiya, the offer reached 6 million dollars to contract with the player, in addition to 4 million dollars as the player's salary.
The newspaper indicated that Al-Ahly has rejected the offer and insisted on obtaining a larger financial compensation.
Imam Ashour, who is 28 years old, has played in 247 matches, during which he scored 53 and made 37 goals.
Imam Ashour is linked with a contract with Al-Ahly until the summer of 2028.
The duo participated in Egypt's 5 matches in the 2026 World Cup.
A few days ago, the site celtsarehere mentioned that Celtic's Scottish coach Martin O'Neill personally inquired about the possibility of signing Egyptian national team star Imam Ashour this summer.
This is after his remarkable performance in the 2026 World Cup finals with the Egyptian national team.
The report added that O'Neill, who is evaluating several options to strengthen the midfield before the start of the new season, is very interested in the possibility of signing the Al-Ahly midfielder.
It is worth noting that Celtic won the Scottish League title last season and will participate in the Champions League next season.
The report indicated that it is not expected that Imam Ashour will extend his contract with Al-Ahly, in light of his pursuit to move to Europe.
The report stated that Coventry City has entered the race to sign the Egyptian international, in light of personal interest from his coach Frank Lampard in signing him.
It is worth noting that Coventry City qualified for the English Premier League next season.
According to the report, signing Imam Ashour will cost about 4 million pounds sterling.
The former player of Ghazl El-Mahalla and Zamalek joined Al-Ahly in the summer of 2023 coming from the Danish Midtjylland.
Ashour scored two goals in the 2026 World Cup, the first against Belgium with a rocket shot, and the second against Australia with a powerful header.
The two goals were the first international goals for Imam Ashour, who played 34 matches wearing the Pharaohs' jersey.
