CAIRO: Gouna goalie Sherif Ekrami suffered minor foot damage in his side s 1-0 loss to ENPPI in a friendly match on Monday.
The Ahly-target custodian limped off in the first half after sustaining the injury, and now he needs a week on the sidelines to recover, Gouna chief medic Adel Hadad revealed.
Abdo Shaaban was sent in after Ekrami, who put in a host of impressive recently, was injured.
The 26-year-old, who came through Ahly s youth ranks, is understood to be eyed by his former club, and the Red Devils should table a bid in the January transfer window.
Ekrami is admittedly willing to return to the Cairo club, despite both parties failure to agree terms of a transfer last summer.
Gouna have to give Ekrami the thumb up to leave in the winter, as his contract will still be valid at the time.
Otherwise, a LE 1.5 million release clause would have to be paid in order for the former Feyenoord keeper to depart.
