Ahmed Salem, the official spokesman, explained that Zamalek ClubThe truth about selling Ahmed Sayed Zizo to the Saudi club Neom during the current summer transfer period, as well as revealing the truth about the Moroccan international Ashraf Bencharki’s imminent return to the White Knight again.
Press reports had stated that Saudi NEOM had reached an agreement with Zamalek to sign Zizo this summer, but this was denied by Zamalek’s spokesman.
Ahmed Salem said in televised statements on the satellite channel:On Time SportsAl Masry: “We cannot say that selling Ahmed Sayed Zizo is on the table, because the club did not put Zizo up for sale in the first place.”
He added: “All there is to the matter is that an offer has arrived from the Saudi club Neom to sign Zizo, and anything other than that is not true, but the player has not been put up for sale, and we were waiting for the end of the Olympics to hold a session with the player and his father to negotiate the renewal of the contract, and matters with them are always managed with confidence between them and the management.”
The spokesman for Zamalek Club stressed that the financial offer submitted by Saudi Neom is under consideration and not negotiation, confirming that so far there is no decision for Zizo to leave the African Confederation champion.
In response to the question, “Will selling Zizo solve Zamalek’s financial crises?”, he replied, “It doesn’t count that way. Certainly, the financial situation is very difficult because the fines paid by the club consumed many resources, in addition to the players’ previous dues, which are a top priority… but this has nothing to do with the idea of putting Zizo up for sale.”
The truth about Ashraf Bencharki’s return to Zamalek
Regarding the requests of the Portuguese coach Jose Gomez regarding the new deals, he explained: “So far, the coach has not sat with the management. The only talk with him was about certain matters, such as asking him about Mutyaba or about the team’s needs for a specific player in order to renew, but Gomez will submit a report on August 17 and will talk about his needs and based on that the board will take action.”
When asked if Gomez’s opinion was surveyed about signing Ben Sharqi, he explained: “There is no club that does not wish to sign a player like him, both in terms of fans and technical skills. There will definitely be a survey to ask the coach’s opinion.”
He concluded his statements by saying: “Gomez has an advantage, which is dealing according to what is available and adapting to any circumstances, and this advantage makes him discover new faces among the youth.”
Achraf Bencharki left the Egyptian club Zamalek in the summer of 2022, after the two parties failed to reach an agreement on renewing the contract, to join the Emirati club Al Jazira, from which he left in the summer of 2023 to move to Al Rayyan.
Ben Sharqi participated in 109 matches with the Whites in all competitions, scoring 41 goals and providing 28 assists over 3 seasons. He won 6 championships with Zamalek, winning the Premier League twice, the Egypt Cup twice, the Egyptian Super Cup, and the African Super Cup.
