Al Ahly are now reportedly on the verge of completing a shock deal for a former Borussia Dortmund star.
It is no secret that the Egyptian giants have been looking for attacking reinforcements in the current window, with Germany national team icon Lukas Podolski and former FC Porto striker Moussa Marega having both been linked with the north African club.
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It is now reported that the reigning CAF Champions League holders have finally got their hands on a new forward ahead of a busy new season, which will see the team compete in an additional tournament, the 2023 African Football League.
According to KingFut, Marcelo Koller's side have agreed a deal to sign Anthony Modeste as a free agent after he left Dortmund recently.
The French centre-forward is said to have already completed medical in Germany, and will sign a one-year contract until June 2024, including an option to extend for another season.
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An official announcement is said to be imminent, although it is unclear if he will fly to Cairo or directly to Saudi Arabia, where the Red Devils are set to play in the CAF Super Cup final against 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup winners USM Alger on Friday.
Modeste spent one season at Signal Iduna Park after he was brought in as a cover for Sebastien Haller, who was sidelined due to cancer at the beginning of last season but made a sensational recovery just months later.
The 35-year-old was heavily linked with a switch to Eintracht Frankfurt as a replacement for now-Paris Saint-Germain star Randal Kolo Muani, but it now appears he will make the switch to the African champions instead.
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