08 Mar 2003

Celta Vigo's president Horacio Gomez  has confirmed that the club are to hire Ajax's Egyptian ace Mido  for the rest of the season.  "Everything is practically done, though we want to know if we can negotiate a purchase option for the end of this season." Although both transfer markets are closed for international transfers, the Spanish club have made use of a loophole. To bring the undeniably talented Egyptian to Celta, the club has cancelled the contract of Argentine defender Sebastian Mendez, who is currently recovering from a knee injury.  The 20 year-old, who was demoted to the reserves for the second time in short succession as the result of his attitude problems,  will be in Vigo on Sunday and should be available for selection in time for next week's game against Atletico Madrid