Ahli have recently announced that Barca president Joan Laporta is set to arrive in Cairo next week to sign a deal that will see the Spanish giants face Ahli in the latter's centennial celebrations.

El Mundo Deportivo confirmed the news and said that the only positive thing from Barcelona's exit from the Champions League is that they will have more spaces in their calendar.

The Spanish champions will also play Saudi Arabia's Ittihad Jeddah during their mini-tour, the paper added.