Al-Zamalek club president Mortada Mansour opened fire on Al-Ahly in a stop from international player Ahmed Fathi, indicating that the player is now in a difficult position just to inform Al-Ahly of his freedom, and Mortada revealed his position regarding the contracting with Ahmed Fathi and Hossam Ashour, Al-Ahly duo, stressing that the decision will return To the French coach, Patrice Cartier, the team's coach, and that he has the money to do so.
The Al-Ahly club decided not to renew its contract with the players based on Fathi's desire to leave and technically from another jab with Hussam Ashour, after the club’s planning committee announced the lack of technical need for the first, and success for the latter after the failure of the renewal negotiations with him.
Mortada Mansour said in a statement to "Al-Zamalek" channel: "I ask the media to shift the focus to Al-Ahly, especially since Ahmed Fathi has been subjected to a completely inhumane position in the club. He is a great player and has served Al-Ahly for many years alongside his country team. The Principles Club may not pressure a club Another, in order to refrain from contracting a player, who was previously thanked for him, I do not care about the future of Ahmed Fathi, but he (shrugs) just to inform Al-Ahly of his freedom, which was also the case with Hossam Ashour who wished to stay for one year, but the club expelled him. .
On the possibility of Zamalek contracting with Hossam Ashour and Ahmed Fathi, saying: "We are a club that does not seize the opportunity and kidnap a player who has a contract with his club like Mahmoud Kahraba."
He continued: "Ahmed Fathi is a great player and Husam Ashour is also, but the decision is not for me or the general supervisor of the club's soccer team. The opinion belongs to the coach, if he (Laban Al Asfour) asked, I will implement that, and we added the only club that has the funds to do that, and it is incorrect It is rumored that the club does not have money, the shop that was rented for only a thousand pounds, we now rent it for 65 thousand per month.