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'If Al Ahly Return For Sirino, He Will Agree To Join'

'If Al Ahly Return For Sirino, He Will Agree To Join'

A source close to Gaston Sirino has revealed that the playmaker still harbours ambitions of playing for Al Ahly.

A source close to Gaston Sirino has reportedly claimed that if Al Ahly return to try to sign the playmaker, he will not hesitate in agreeing to a move to the Egyptian giants.

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On Monday, the Uruguayan was among four players Mamelodi Sundowns announced would be leaving the club.

The Montevideo native joined Masandawana in 2018, and has spent the past six years enjoying a trophy-laden career in the South African capital.

During his time at Chloorkop, however, there was an infamous period when the diminutive attacker was seemingly itching for a move the Club of the Century.

It is understood that Pitso Mosimane, the manager who originally brought him to Sundowns, wanted Sirino to follow him to Al Ahly when he took charge of the record African champions.

The transfer failed to materialise, though, as the DStv Premiership champions were reluctant to lose one of their best players to a continental rival.

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Now, in 2024, the 33-year-old is a free agent, and a source close to the player has stated that should the Egyptian juggernauts return for the player, he would not hesitate to make the move.

"Al Ahly have not contacted the player for a while. There were official negotiations while Pitso Mosimane was the technical director of Al Ahly, and since then things have stopped, especially after Sundowns refused the player's departure," they told Kora Plus.

"Gaston Sirino is currently listening to all offers and will choose the best one, especially since he has become a free agent at the moment, and certainly if Al Ahly talks to him, he will not delay in agreeing.

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"Gaston Sirino loves Al Ahly club and this was clear to everyone. It was also clear that he wanted to join Al Ahly if it weren't for the stubbornness of the South African club." 

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