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Ismail Youssef, the former Egyptian soccer star, revealed many of the scenes from his tenure as a member of the Zamalek Board of Directors.
Youssef was a guest on Ontime Sports 2 and discussed the topic of renewing the team’s star contracts and the many offers they received.
All of the following were given by Ismail Yusuf:
“We followed Imam Ashour for 6 months before hiring him, and we found his level to be very good, in addition to his excellent performance.”
“The deal almost stopped due to two million pounds, but Imam carried the same amount through fiduciary receipts that he pays so far. His wish was to come to Zamalek.”
Ashraf Bencharki joined Zamalek for just $ 400,000.
“Ferjani Sassi came to us with a nomination from Turki Al-Sheikh, and Jaros was somewhat (torn), but he finally agreed to include it.”
“I spoke with Omar Kharbin to sign him 3 months ago and contacted the football director of Al Hilal Club. There was no problem with the transfer amount, but Khirbin was paid very high.”
“Player rights crisis? There is a 25% down payment for a contract that players receive before the start of the season, but what happened is that the season did not end at the end of July as normal, rather it was extended for additional months due to the Corona pandemic. “
“FIFA is allowed for clubs after paying the advance on player contracts until after the end of the season, and we cannot pay an advance to the player and then leave after the season is over.”
Therefore, the 25% percentage was moved to December 1, in addition to the 4 months that were counted against the Zamalek club from August to December, which generated the problem.
“The presence of Ferjani Sassi is very important to Imam Ashour. I went through this same experience during my playing period in Zamalek when the club signed Essam Merhi, at that time my level went up a lot and I started attacking and scoring goals.”
Ferjani Sassi’s popularity in Egypt among Zamalek fans is greater than his popularity in Tunisia.
“Pacheco asked to hire a talented fifth-head in the second division. He wanted a player like Mohamed Abdel Ghani, and I was looking at Mahmoud Shabana, the Aswan player now, and I contacted him.”
“We got the signing of Rajab Bakkar and Nabil Dunga, but we did not bring them for financial reasons. We also wanted to keep the group and preserve the strength of the team and not repeat the mistake of previous seasons.”
“Amir Adel is the surprise I promised before our departure from Zamalek.”
“When I was a Military Production coach, they introduced me to Morsi’s name, he was playing for Petrojet and I didn’t know him, so I asked him to join the team’s camp to judge him, and that was 48 hours before the gate closed. registry”.
“The next day he came and told me that he was not going to be able to train because he was injured and it was only 3 weeks since he took the cast off his foot, so I asked him to wear a sports uniform and walk through the field, then I told him that they would tie you , his walk was the walk of a footballer. “
“When I was the youth team coach, I joined Muhammad Al-Shennawi at the expense of Ahmed Adel Al-Moneim, who was promoted to the first team, and they attacked me for that at the time.”
“We were waiting for an offer from Morocco to sell Hamid Haddad, but it was much less than the amount we bought with him, so we decided to register and keep it to preserve the club’s money and we explained it to Pacheco.”
“As for Razzaq Cisse, he is in charge of Zamalek, and that is why we prefer to take him out on loan to the Union. It was not a wrong decision, and now he is playing, participating and taking advantage of the opportunity that he may not find in Zamalek.
“The many offers from Zamalek players? They are distinguished players, but the moment surprised and surprised me.”
Ahmed Fattouh and Shekabala did not renew their contracts, but rather extended and improved financially. Their contracts would not have expired.
“Shikabala is playing almost free during the last period, because he was fined a million dollars for his time at Sporting Lisbon, and the Central Agency deducts it from his salary, so the net amount he receives is almost non-existent” .
“I will not run again in the Zamalek elections. I want to train again and I have already received more than one offer from abroad.”
We refused to hire Salih Jumaa and Hussam Ashour after they were offered to us. If we were there, I would have refused to include Ahmed Al Sheikh.
