Egypt and Hull City winger Ahmed Elmohamady
Egyptian winger Ahmed Elmohamady has reiterated his desire to make his loan deal with Hull City permanent, pointing to the anticipated difficulties associated with playing under the guidance of new Sunderland coach Paolo Di Canio.
The 25-year-old player was loaned out last season by Sunderland to championship side Hull City, where he helped the Tigers qualify for the Premier League.
Hull City have offered Sunderland £2 million to sign Elmohamady on a permanent basis, while Di Canio has reportedly accepted the deal.
The international winger has stressed, however, that it would be difficult for him to play with any coach other than Hull City coach Steve Bruce, who hired him from Egyptian side ENPPI after taking charge of Sunderland three years ago.
"It's difficult, since Paolo has come in and has different rules; he's a different character, everything is different," Elmohamady was quoted as saying by Sky Sports on Thursday.
"You're the player of the season, you get promoted with a club and you're happy. I want to stay at Hull, as the fans, manager and players have all been so fantastic," said the talented winger.
"Brucey is a fantastic manager with a great personality," Elmohamady added. "He told me that if I wanted to stay in England, and stay a long time, I must listen to the manager and concentrate on the football."
He concluded: "Now it's all down to my agent. But I would love to keep playing with Brucey."
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