Abdallah El-Said Considers Retirement Amid Zamalek Exit Dispute

Abdallah El-Said is considering retirement after asking Zamalek to terminate his contract due to poor treatment from the board. truewildslot.com

The midfielder’s agent Abdelhadi Mohamed confirmed that the 41-year-old wants to leave the Cairo giants despite having another season remaining on his contract.

Mohamed said El-Said feels Zamalek have failed to appreciate his contribution and have presented a misleading account of the dispute to supporters.

The agent added that the midfielder could end his playing career rather than join another club. “Abdallah El-Said is currently seriously considering ending his football career through Zamalek,” Mohamed said in a statement.

A subsequent report claimed to reveal details of El-Said’s meeting with a senior Zamalek official. The club reportedly told the player that they wanted him to remain and would resolve his outstanding payments before the new season.

However, El-Said insisted that money was not the primary reason behind his request. He said he had rejected more lucrative offers before joining Zamalek because he wanted to finish his career with the White Knights.

The midfielder instead alleged a “coordinated campaign from within the club” to attack him and influence supporters against him.

“I have never been humiliated like this. My children are grown,” El-Said reportedly told the official.

Zamalek then informed him that he would need to waive last season’s outstanding payments before the club agreed to release him, which El-Said rejected.

His unpaid dues are approximately EGP8 million, according to reports. He has not joined Zamalek’s pre-season camp, and the board is divided over how to proceed while the dispute remains unresolved.

Some members reportedly support allowing El-Said to waive his salary for the coming season in exchange for terminating the contract and scheduling last season’s arrears.

However, others want the player to return to training and face disciplinary action for missing pre-season, particularly while Zamalek remain unable to register new signings.

El-Said’s departure was initially understood to have been agreed after his agent said the board had welcomed the termination request and the proposed payment schedule.

However, a Zamalek source subsequently denied that the two parties had reached a final agreement, saying that the board was still considering every available option before deciding the player’s future.

Last summer, Abdallah El-Said signed a two-year extension, keeping him at Zamalek until June 2027. He had joined from Pyramids in January 2024 in a deal reportedly valued at an initial EGP21 million.

El-Said has since made 93 appearances across all competitions, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists. His spell included the 2024 CAF Super Cup, the 2025 Egypt Cup and Zamalek’s 2025/26 Egyptian Premier League title.

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في واقعة صادمة هزّت الوسط الرياضي النيجيري، عاش لاعب كرة القدم تشينيدو أوزور لحظات درامية بعدما أُعلن عن وفاته رسميًا، قبل أن تظهر عليه علامات الحياة داخل المشرحة، في تطور أعاد حالة من الأمل والذهول في آن واحد.

وكان أوزور، الذي انضم حديثًا إلى صفوف كاتسينا يونايتد، قد سقط مغشيًا عليه خلال مباراة ودية أمام نيجر تورنادوز، ضمن تحضيرات الفريقين للموسم الجديد. وبعد نقله إلى أحد المستشفيات، أكد طبيب وفاته، قبل إعادة جثمانه إلى مستشفى كاتسينا العام.

لكن المفاجأة وقعت داخل المشرحة، عندما لاحظ العاملون حركة في يد اللاعب، ليتم نقله بصورة عاجلة إلى وحدة العناية المركزة، حيث يخضع للعلاج بالأكسجين، بينما يعمل الأطباء على إنعاشه ومتابعة حالته.

وكان نادي كاتسينا يونايتد قد أعلن في وقت سابق وفاة لاعبه الجديد، فيما سارعت رابطة الدوري النيجيري وعدد من الأندية إلى تقديم التعازي لعائلته وزملائه، قبل أن تتغير التطورات بشكل مفاجئ مع ظهور علامات على بقاء اللاعب حيًا.

وتسببت الواقعة في حالة من الصدمة والترقب داخل كرة القدم النيجيرية، فيما يواصل أوزور تلقي الرعاية الطبية وسط آمال بتماثله للشفاء واستقرار حالته.

Marseille, France: Manchester City have signed Argentina international goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille on a two-year deal, both clubs announced on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old will serve as City's number-two goalkeeper behind Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma.

"This is an amazing opportunity for me and one I had to grasp," said Rulli, who returns for a second spell at City having spent the 2016/17 season at the Etihad without making a first team appearance.

"When the chance to join Manchester City comes along you have to go for it.

"Everyone knows what an impressive club this is.

"City's success over a long time has been impressive. Everyone I have spoken to about City said I had to join them because they are a club with incredibly high standards.

"My job now is to train hard, get to know the players and staff and do everything I can to reach my best level."

Rulli has won eight caps for Argentina and was in the squad that won the 2022 World Cup and 2024 Copa America and reached last month's World Cup final in which they lost to Spain.

He previously played for European clubs including Real Sociedad, Villarreal, Montpellier and Ajax.

He famously scored a penalty in Villarreal's 2021 Europa League final victory over Manchester United, before denying opposite number David de Gea to claim the trophy 11-10 in the shootout.

Having been fined 10 million euros for failing to meet UEFA break-even targets, Marseille have to sell players this summer to balance its books.

Marseille's fifth-place finish in Ligue 1 during the 2025-2026 season also means the club will not participate in the lucrative Champions League.

On Tuesday, Marseille announced the departure of another Argentine player, defender Facundo Medina, to Bayer Leverkusen after just one season with the club.

Marseille had previously parted ways with some of its highest earners, such as English forward Mason Greenwood, who left for Fenerbahce, and Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who headed to Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña.

أعلن نادي الشمال القطري رحيل لاعبه المصري أكرم توفيق عن صفوف الفريق، بعد التوصل إلى اتفاق يمهّد لعودته إلى ناديه السابق الأهلي المصري خلال الفترة المقبلة. وجاء قرار الرحيل عقب مسيرة قضاها اللاعب مع الشمال، قدم خلالها مستويات مميزة وحظي بثقة الجهاز الفني. ومن المنتظر أن تشهد الفترة المقبلة استكمال الإجراءات الخاصة بانتقال توفيق إلى الأهلي، في خطوة تعيد اللاعب إلى القلعة الحمراء بعد تجربته الاحترافية في دورينا. ويأتي انضمامه المرتقب ضمن تحركات الأهلي لتعزيز صفوفه والاستفادة من خبرات اللاعب، الذي يجيد اللعب في أكثر من مركز داخل الملعب.