The situation is getting more and more complicated, and the coach of Nantes reveals the secret of Mustafa Mohamed’s disappearance.

In a new development that further complicates Egyptian striker Mostafa Mohamed’s crisis with his French side Nantes, the team’s technical director Michel Der Zakaryan has revealed that the club has lost contact with the player since the resumption of the pre-season.

Der Zakaria told the newspaper during the press conference held today, Thursday.L’EquipeThe Frenchman, before the friendly match against “Lorien” tomorrow, Saturday, in response to his question about Mustafa Mohamed’s situation. “We don’t know his whereabouts. We call him and sometimes he doesn’t answer.”

“The club communicates with him, but I have not contacted him personally. The player doesn’t want to come to training, and it’s his fault, not ours. We don’t pay him a salary, only. If he doesn’t want to come, let him stay at home.”

The 28-year-old Egypt international has been absent from the Gonlier training center since training resumed on June 24 and did not feature in Nantes’ 5-0 win over third-division side Fleury in the first friendly.

The coach of “Nantes”, whose team was relegated to the second division last season, said: “Today we are witnessing many contradictions in football. He’s the one who decided to do it, and we’ll see what happens when he comes back.”

The French club decided to fine Mustafa Mohamed for missing training in light of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding his future.

The forward, who has 61 caps and 14 goals for Egypt, is under contract with Nantes until next summer after scoring 29 goals in 136 appearances for the club since joining in 2023.