Anthony Modeste will play for Al-Ahly in Cairo this season, his new employer announced through official channels. The 35-year-old Frenchman comes over on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund, where he had to compete with Sébastien Haller and Donyell Malen, among others, last season. Modeste has been successful in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 over the past decade. Now he is leaving Europe behind for a one-year contract in the Egyptian Premier League.
If both parties like the collaboration, Modeste can play for Al-Ahly for another season. Last summer, Dortmund paid 5 million euros to 1. FC Köln to release the proven goal thief. Bee BVB However, Modeste was not a resounding success. In 28 matches, the right foot managed to score only 2 times. On one occasion he acted as a declarant. Trainer Edin Terzic saw no reason to keep Modeste in the Signal Iduna Park any longer.
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Modeste has developed into a cult figure in the German Bundesliga in recent years. Especially in Cologne, they will never forget the Frenchman. In 157 appearances for the club, Modeste scored 79 goals and 10 assists. He played 62 official matches for TSG Hoffenheim, in which the striker scored 23 goals and 7 assists. His performance even earned Modeste his own song. The Modest Song by Ikke Hüftgold and VFL Eschhofen can be heard at many German parties and reverberates every year through the well-known Megapark in Mallorca.
It is not the first time that Modeste has worked outside Europe, as the attack leader previously played a season in China for Tianjin Tianhai. Outside his native country, Modeste also played at the highest level in England, for Blackburn Rovers in the 2011/12 season. In his native France, Modeste played for Girondins Bordeaux, OGC Nice, Angers SCO, SC Bastia and AS Saint-Etienne. Now the Cannes-born striker will play for Al-Ahly in Egypt for at least a year.
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