Zamalek injects 10m pounds to defuse players' mutiny and restore calm

Fund to quell mutiny and ensure training continuity

An official at Zamalek confirms Hussein El-Sayed, a board member, donated 10 million Egyptian pounds in a preemptive move to resolve the team's delayed player salaries crisis.

The source told Koora in an exclusive interview that El-Sayed took a swift rescue step by paying 10 million pounds into the club's treasury.

This step aims to contain the blaze inside the dressing room, with the sum earmarked to cover part of the late player salaries, as the administration seeks to restore calm and stability to the White Knights' atmosphere.

El-Sayed's initiative came as a direct response to the boiling tensions of recent days, after a number of key players took a firm stance and refused to join team trainings.

Additionally, there are several players whose return to training is conditioned on receiving their financial dues, following a series of administrative promises that have not materialized, leading to a significant rift in trust between players and the board.

The administration believes that addressing part of the financial crisis could open a door for renewed dialogue, ensuring the core squad's regular training schedule and reducing the noise of financial crises threatening the club's current season.

Punchline: If salaries were goals, Zamalek would have clinched a trophy by halftime.

Punchline 2: They paid up, the dressing room stopped arguing—for five glorious minutes, anyway.