Zamalek: Hire a foreigner? there is no place

Ashraf Qasim, Zamalek Club soccer team supervisor, denied the validity of reports that his club entered into negotiations with a foreign striker to strengthen the team’s ranks during the current winter transfer period.

Qassem said in remarks on the “Ontime Sports 1” screen Wednesday: “Contract with a foreigner? There is no place for a foreigner in the team, and I cannot sign a foreign player in the current period.”

He added: “You could talk about a contract with a foreign player if Mustafa Muhammad left, but the player continues, along with the presence of Omar Al-Saeed, Hussam Ashraf and Osama Faisal.”

On his club’s contract with Hossam Hassan, Smouha’s forward Qassem replied: “We entered into negotiations but did not complete negotiations with Smouha due to financial hype, but we are monitoring the players in preparation for signing them next summer.” .

Kassem finished his speech on the position of the Moroccan star Ashraf Bencharki: “In Sharqi he continues with us, the player has a contract that extends for two seasons. The most important thing for us is to maintain the basic strength of the team after providing them with financial matters. “.

Issam Salem, a spokesman for the Zamalek club, revealed that his club was close to signing a Portuguese striker. (See details)

Zamalek has five foreigners on his current roster, namely the Moroccan trio, Ashraf Bencharki, Mohamed Onajem and Hamid Haddad, and the Tunisian duo Ferjani Sassi and Hamza Mathlouthi.

It should be noted that Zamalek won yesterday Tuesday, with an unanswered goal at the expense of El Gouna, to lead the white team to the Egyptian WE League classification with 19 points, two points behind Al-Ahly, who is currently second .