Ahmed Elmohamady says all of Egypt's football fans are delighted he' signed permanently with Sunderland.
The wing-back says he carries the weight of the expectations on his thousands of fans back home.
"I am very pleased for my fans in Egypt that Sunderland want me to stay permanently," he told safc.com.
"Not many Egyptian players play outside the country and it is good for them to see people playing in Europe.
"This is what they hope to see and it is very good for the game in Egypt."
