What awaits Al-Ahly and Zamalek before the end of the Mercato?

Al-Ahly and Zamalek only have four days to consolidate the ranks before the end of the transfer market, which is scheduled to close on the sixth of this month in preparation for the start of the new season (2020-2021).

Al-Ahly are on the right track in terms of championships after winning the league title and then winning the CAF Champions League for the ninth time in club history, as well as winning the Egyptian Cup following the last coronation in the 2017 edition.

As for Zamalek, they lost everything, be it the league or the cup, after leaving the semifinals, in addition to losing the African Champions title, so the children of the dead became an obstacle to thinking about the new season, starting with League and Champions competitions.

And speaking of the reinforcements file, either in Al-Ahly or Zamalek, each team seeks support as needed, and in the following lines, “Yallakora” reviews “What awaits Al-Ahly and Zamalek before the end of the transfers? “

Al-Ahly:

So far, the Al-Ahly administration has bolstered its ranks with three deals, starting with wing Taher Mohamed Taher, drawn from the ranks of the Arab Contractors, then the defense of the Moroccan international duo Badr Banoune, the Raja Casablanca player, and the return of Ahmed Ramadan “Beckham” from the Wadi Degla team.

Al-Ahly’s management also brought back Mohamed Sharif after his brilliance with Enppi last season, along with Akram Tawfik, where he played for El-Gouna, as well as the duo of Smouha Nasser Maher and Salah Mohsen.

On the other hand, the departure of nine players from the team was confirmed, starting with the Moroccan Walid Azaro, who joined the ranks of the Saudi agreement, Saleh Jumaa Basim Ali, Hussein al-Sayed, Hussam Ashour, Sherif Ikrami, Ahmed Sheikh and Ali Badji.

Cernio’s position:

South African coach Pitso Mosimane is still looking to sign Uruguayan winger Gaston Cernio, a player for the South African Sundowns.

What is blocking the deal so far is the financial return, as the Sundowns club seeks $ 5 million in exchange for leaving the 29-year-old’s services.

The Al-Ahly administration, in turn, did not deny its desire to hire Cerno, according to the assurances of the head of the Hiring Committee, Amir Tawfiq.

According to a report in the South African press, specifically “Kick Off”, the Al-Ahly administration made an estimated offer of one million dollars to hire Cerno, but it was rejected and another offer of 2.5 million was sent. of dollars.

Zamalek:

So far, the Zamalek club has concluded an agreement represented in the inclusion of the Tunisian international player Hamza Mathlouthi to support the right forward after the end of his contract with the Tunisian Sfaxien.

At the level of attached people, the technical director Jimmy Pacheco decided to restore the trio Mohamed Ashraf “Rouka” and Ahmed Fattouh, along with the Moroccan Hamid Haddad.

Ahmed Refaat, Mohamed Antar and Ahmed Kaborya officially left Zamalek, in addition to the loan of Razzak Cisse to the Alexandria Union for the fourth time.

Waiting for Pacheco:

Zamalek can reach an agreement before the end of the summer transfers through a contract with Danish player with Egyptian assets, Amir Adel, whose contract expired with his former team, Norway’s Sarpsburg.

According to Ayman Yunus, head of the committee in charge of football management in Zamalek, Portuguese Jimmy Pacheco asked to see Amir Adel first to decide his position on whether or not to contract with him.

“I can’t sign new players because I don’t know if there is money in Zamalek or not,” Yunus said in a statement on the “Zamalek” channel. “If we have additional money, we will include new players, otherwise we will keep the children of the club.”