Hussein Al-Samri, a member of the Executive Committee in Zamalek, said that what happened to the team’s players not to participate in the team’s training before the Talaia Al-Jaysh match is something that should not happen in the time of professionalism.
“The position of players not participating in training, or any indication of rebellion or abstaining from training, is something that should not happen in the time of professionalism. The time is not appropriate for punishment because of the cohesion of matches,” Al-Samri told Sada Al-Balad TV.
“Zamalek players are among the best in Egypt. There is a technical problem, which is the lack of goals that coach Jaime Pacheco has to solve. We did not blame him. The solution is not hitting a (chair in the cups) and sacking Pacheco,” he explained.
He continued, “The idea of sacking Pacheco was never raised, nor was there any thought to change the technical management of the ball.”
He revealed, “Ferjani Sassi remains with Zamalek. There is insistence on his survival and Sassi to join the club by reaching a meeting point, this matter is close.”
“There was no time available to replace Mustafa Mohamed. There is no striker like Mustafa Muhammad, but Mustafa was in the opposite direction and (his whole brain is in professionalism). His performance was affected and differed because his mind was professional.”
However, “Saint-Etienne did not raise his bid to $ 5 million until when Galatasaray came close to joining the player, and the Turkish team offered more profit to Zamalek.”
He revealed, “Saif El Din Al Jazeeri was offered to us 48 hours before the transfer window was closed through agents. The management thought that he was a good player, but we misjudged his participation in Africa. We had a thought that he could participate.”
“What is certain is that Chikabala did not receive money from Zamalek club, the player will not be investigated and we have not yet found the paper that proves where the money is. We were shocked when we found correspondence from Sporting Lisbon demanding a fine because we understood that it had been deducted from the player’s contract.”
“We are negotiating with Achimbong through his agent Nader Al-Sayed. We have a document notarized by the FIFA that Nader Al-Sayed is the agent of Achimbong, and this strengthens our position. The appeal is not against the fine, but rather to delay the time and negotiate to pay a lower amount now to the player.”
He explained, “Kasongo’s dues to Zamalek are 450 thousand dollars.”
He explained, “The Minister of Sports asked government institutions to be patient with Zamalek Club in collecting the club’s dues.”
He said, “Some members of the club requested the removal of Mortada Mansour’s banners, but some state officials emphasized that it was not important to remove Mortada’s banners because the goal is to save the club and not to enter into conflict with its former president.”
He stressed, “It is better to postpone the crisis of the Century Club file to the next Zamalek board of directors, because it takes money. There is no time to remove the banners of the Century Club in Zamalek.”
He concluded, “The presence of 18 games inside Zamalek is an exaggerated number. I prefer having 5 or 6 games inside Zamalek at a maximum, major team games, swimming and athletics, and it is difficult to accept new memberships in Zamalek because the club is full, and it is almost exploding from the number of members. From 400 million, but he needs from 500 to 550 million pounds. “
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