Agent Mohamed Shiha revealed that the Dervishes board asked him to look for new clubs for his clients, upon the request of coach Ricardo Ferreira.

"The board informed me that Ricardo is not willing to keep Karim and Johnson, so I have already started looking for other options," Shiha told FilGoal.com.

The pair's exit was imminent after Ismaili had agreed deals with foreign trio Noor Sabri (Iraq), Dario Khan (Mozambique) and John Jambo (Nigeria).

Guinea midfielder Johnson declared earlier that he does not want to leave Ismaili unless the club decides to part ways with him.

Karim is currently joint top scorer for Ricardo's team, but the Iraqi is yet to convince his Brazilian boss.