The Masr El Makasa Courier
Market26 Jul 2027
Ali Zaki puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Masr El Makasa, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Mohamed Zidan due for a Masr El Makasa medical
Everything agreed with Ismaily, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad26 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Masr El Makasa
Walid Ashour and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market26 Jul 2027
El Masry expected to open talks for Ali Zaki
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Masr El Makasa will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Emad Salah out for 14 days
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Emad Salah, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Karim Zaki falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Masr El Makasa rebuffed over Yassin Hatem
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Al Ahly have kept their man, and Masr El Makasa go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad26 Jul 2027
El Sayed Soliman signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” El Sayed Soliman and Masr El Makasa agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Masr El Makasa ask about Mahmoud El Shenawy
A loan enquiry to Zamalek: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Market El Sayed Zizo linked with a move away
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Karim El Hadary
- Match Mid-table, and Masr El Makasa know it