Followers of footballer Mohamed Elneny have accused his membership, UK’s Arsenal, of terminating his contract over his help for Palestine, Rai Al-Youm reported on Friday.
The information outlet claims that the said cause for the termination of Elneny’s contract was that his group’s coach, Mikel Arteta, not needed him on the group.
Nevertheless, the information outlet reported followers stating on social media that Elneny is paying the value for his candid help for Palestine, and a few of them linked it to the UK government’s blacklisting of Hamas.
Elneny’s agent, Alaa Nazmi, mentioned that Arsenal didn’t conform to renew Elneny’s contract following his place on a “international difficulty”, noting that the membership has the precise to take action.
His followers pressured that the “international difficulty” was his help for Palestine, as Elneny has expressed his sympathy and help for the Palestinians to be deported from their houses in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah.
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Certainly one of his followers retweeted an previous tweet of Elneny’s, through which he posted: “My coronary heart, my spirit, and my help for Palestine!”
Rai Al-Youm disclosed that this angered Jewish organisation within the UK, the Board of Deputies, whereas its member Tal Ofer tweeted that Arsenal had disowned Mesut Ozil over his tweet about Uighur Muslims.
Ofer additionally indicated that he despatched a letter to Arsenal’s administrative director asking in regards to the membership’s place concerning Elneny’s tweet.
Arsenal responded: “All gamers have the precise to precise their opinions on their social platforms. We are going to communicate with Elneny who understands very effectively what he has posted on Twitter.”
To which Ofer replied: “If Elneny is aware of very effectively what he has posted on Twitter, why has not he apologised?”
