"We agreed to let him go and we asked his agent to come to Ismailia to complete the deal," Ismaili vice-president Ibrahim Ashour told FilGoal.com.

"Hani will travel to Moscow after Sunday's game against Petrojet to undergo the medical tests and sign the contracts," added the Dervishes boss.

The 27-year-old sweeper, who is under contract with Ismaili until June 2009, will join the Russian giants before the beginning of their season in mid-march.

The Ismaili board are also considering to loan Hosni Abd-Rabou to Qatari side Al-Sadd until the end of the season.

Abd-Rabou is in the middle of a contractual dispute between Ismaili and Strasbourg and the Court of Arbitration for Sport should give a final decision in April.