The body of a man has been found at the home of Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny in Egypt.
Elneny ’ s father, Nasser , discovered the body and reported it to the police .
“ My son Mohamed has villa in the city of Mahalla , 123 kilometres north of Cairo, but no one lives there. ” the father told CNN .
“ I was heading to the villa, to make some repairs to become the head office of a charity to serve the people of Mahalla , but I found the body of the deceased man holding the electricity wire so I called the police . ”
The house , situated in the Egyptian city of El Mahalla El Kubra , is still under construction and the 25 – year -old Arsenal midfielder does not stay there.
While investigations have started , the friends of the deceased youth , who were registered on his phone, are all held in custody and have already been charged in many cases.
The father disclosed how he assured his son , Mohamed to “ calm down nothing happened and the case finished ”.
After representing Egypt at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations , where he played four matches before their Round of 16 exit , Elneny is yet to return to Arsenal for pre – season training .
He missed out of action on Sunday when the Premier League outfit were defeated 2 – 1 defeat by Lyon at the Emirates Stadium .
The Egypt international will be aiming to be back in time for Arsenal’ s Premier League opener against Newcastle United on August 11