Mahmoud Hamdi El-Wensh Nears Al Ahly move as Zamalek talks stall

Mahmoud Hamdi El-Wensh stands on the brink of a blockbuster switch to Al-Ahly, with his Zamalek future hanging by a thread.

The 29-year-old defender’s contract with Zamalek is set to expire at season’s end, and renewal talks have hit a rough patch, pushing him closer to the Red Castle.

An insider close to Al-Ahly told Kooora that El-Wensh has been sitting on a tempting offer from the club for weeks, and he’s leaning heavily toward accepting it as Zamalek drags its feet.

The situation thickened when El-Wensh skipped a planned meeting with Zamalek president Hussein Labib to discuss a new deal, going radio silent after his team’s CAF Confederation Cup clash against Stellenbosch.

El-Wensh laid out his financial demands to his agent, Ahmed Yahya, to settle his Zamalek status. Meanwhile, a call from an agent tied to Al-Ahly’s brass, who helped broker Ahmed Sayed “Zizo”’s move, has kept the door wide open. With one last Zamalek meeting looming, El-Wensh is ready to seal his Al-Ahly move if talks collapse.