The Zamalek Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Zamalek turn down El Masry for Juan Bezerra
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Emad Tarek gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Emad Tarek has just signed for Zamalek, and for once the answer mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zamalek spend $2.3M to raise the standard
This is not cover and nobody is pretending it is. $2.3M has been paid because Emad Tarek is straightforwardly better than what was already here, and the club has decided to stop waiting.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Zamalek agree $39.0K for Mohamed Hamdy Zaky
The clubs have shaken hands with Haras El Hodoud; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mahmoud El Wensh signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mahmoud El Wensh commits to Zamalek for another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Zamalek bid $230.0K for Ziad Farag
The offer went to El Masry this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Zamalek
Joseph Aidoo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Zamalek bid $26.0K for Mahmoud El Badry
The offer went to Haras El Hodoud this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Zamalek training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Juan Bezerra is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Mahmoud Fathy joins the Zamalek first team
- Market Mostafa Sobhi steps up from the Zamalek academy
- The dugout Mahmoud Bentayg gets it from the manager