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Mohamed Eleny plans to return to the Premier League after leaving Arsenal upon the expiration of his contract.

Having ended a eight-and-a-half-year stint with the Gunners, he spent the latter stages of his spell preparing for his next big venture, forming his new club, Elneny FC.

Last year, he officially announced the launch of the club, designed to give a second chance to players released by their previous professional clubs. Trials were held in January for both first and reserve team, with an academy also formed for young players. The plan is now to play a series of friendly games before the club officially enters the football league pyramid.

He said: “I have told so many people and they are just laughing at me because when I say I want to play in the Premier League one day. Some people just don’t get the idea but for me, I love to dream, that is why I need good people around me.

“I think the players we sign will be excited and then I am going put the idea every time when we train them, that we want to be in the Premier League one day.

“Of course, it could take 15 years, 20 years but we have the target where we want to be. I love to dream. What am I going to lose? I’m going to work every day about this at Elneny FC.”