"I had a meeting with the new technical staff and they told me that Henk Timmer will remain the number one choice," Ekrami told FilGoal.com.

"coach Gertjan Verbeek asked me to stay but I want to play regular football.

"I talked to the bosses and they agreed to let me go."

The 24-year old goalie played a single game last season against Willem II and since then he has been ruled out with a knee injury.

Feyenoord put him on the transfer list and Ekrami confirmed that he has already some offers from Belgium and Netherlands.

He was touted for a return to Ahli but he played down all these speculations. "I want to prove myself in Europe and I do not intend to go back to Egypt."