 Mido was signed by Tottenham on an 18 @-@ month loan deal on 28 January 2005 . He scored two goals on his Tottenham debut against Portsmouth on 5 February 2005 . He scored 3 goals in 11 appearances during the 2004 – 05 season for Tottenham . Mido announced plans in July 2005 to launch his own football academy in Egypt , which had the aim of nurturing the country 's young talent . In January 2006 , he expressed that he did not wish to return to Roma at the end of the 2005 – 06 season , but rather sign permanently with Tottenham . Tottenham manager Martin Jol said that the club were confident of signing Mido on a permanent deal due to his good performances , but later admitted Tottenham may be defeated in keeping Mido , with other clubs interested in signing him . His permanent move was further put into doubt in April 2006 , after he suffered a new injury problem . He suffered abuse from a small section of the Southampton and West Ham United fans in 2005 . West Ham manager Alan Pardew apologised to Mido for the abuse by the fans . He finished the 2005 – 06 season with 11 goals in 27 games , meaning he was Tottenham 's second highest goalscorer . Tottenham confirmed in May 2006 that Mido would be returning to Roma . 
