"Belal welcomed our approach and accepted the contract offer we made for him. A deal could be completed soon," Smouha chief Farag Amer told FilGoal.com.

Belal will be out of contract this summer as he has been far from happy at his fringe role with the Egyptian champions

The 29-year-old hardly made two starts in succession over the past few seasons, even after the departure of Angolan hitman Flavio Amado last term.

Ahli boss Hossam Al-Badri mostly relied on Egypt forward Emad Meteb this term as Mohamed Fadl has usually been the deputy.