On Thursday the New York Red Bulls announced the impending sale of central defender Amro Tarek to his former club El Gouna of the Egyptian first division. Tarek is set to officially leave next week in a free transfer that sees New York get a 20% sell-on in the unlikely event that the 29-year-old Tarek ever draws a fee for his contract rights again in the late part of his career.
It was a move that should have been somewhat expected by close observers of a club that has been steadily culling the roster for two seasons now under sporting chief Kevin Thelwell.