Latest developments in Ahmed Fatouh's contract renewal with Zamalek SC

Hani Hathout has revealed the latest developments regarding Ahmed Fatouh's contract renewal with Zamalek SC during the "Modern Sports" program, amid ongoing discussions about the financial value of the contract and the circumstances the club is facing.

Hathtout pointed out that Ahmed Fatouh's contract renewal with Zamalek SC is still pending and has not been finalized yet, due to the disagreement over the financial value the player is requesting, coinciding with the financial crisis the club is experiencing, which has led the management to postpone this matter entirely for a later period.

Concerns are growing within Zamalek SC regarding the player's significant technical importance as contract renewal talks continue to be delayed. This delay gives rival clubs a golden opportunity to start negotiations with him. The biggest danger lies in the fact that the player will enter the free period in January, granting him the legal right to sign with any other club and leave the ranks of the white knight for free, without any financial return for the club at the end of the current season.

Hathtout confirmed that a Libyan club has made an offer to sign Ahmed Fatouh during the current transfer window, and not in January or at the end of the season, as the registration window remains open in the Libyan Premier League.

It was clarified that the upcoming offer from the Libyan Premier League club amounts to $700,000, which Zamalek SC will receive if they agree to the player's departure before the transfer window closes on October 5.

Zamalek SC's management is faced with complicated options and significant confusion regarding Ahmed Fatouh's future. With the upcoming January transfer window granting the player the legal right to sign for any team for free and leave at the end of the season, the officials at the White Castle find themselves compelled to choose between two options, according to journalist Hani Hathout: either agree to sell him now to benefit from the financial offer on the table, or insist on keeping him with the team until the very end of his current contract, sacrificing the financial return.