Zamalek head coach Patrice Carteron has disclosed that he received a message from the Whites star Ferjani Sassi regarding his condition during his stay with the Tunisian national team, while remaining shy of revealing the player’s future.
The Whites have been struggling to renew Sassi’s contract for the past months due to the lack of financial resources at the club and he is now allowed to join any club for free next summer, as his contract is set to expire.
The Tunisia international has been linked with many clubs in the Gulf region, including Qatari duo Al-Rayyan and Al-Duhail, being interested in his signature.
Zamalek, however, remained hopeful that they could persuade Sassi to remain at the club with the head of the normalization committee, Hussein Labib, saying that they are prepared to do whatever it takes.
But Sassi sent a cryptic message on Wednesday that seemed to have poured cold water on Labib’s endeavors, hinting at his possible departure this summer.
“Sassi could sign for any club since January. I can’t hold the former Zamalek committee the responsibility of the issue because they came late,” Carteron told Zamalek’s official website.
“Things should have been defined before January, the current committee shall not be held accountable as well.
“I don’t think Sassi will take a last-minute decision and at the same time I have no idea what his final decision will be.
“I received a message from him today where he informed me that he is injured and needs 10 days for treatment. We just spoke about the injury and we haven’t discussed anything else.”
Sassi made a name for himself in Egypt after having won four trophies, including the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Super Cup.
Meanwhile, he managed to score 16 goals and provide 17 assists in just over 100 games with Zamalek. This season alone, Sassi has three goals and further seven assists to his name in 27 games.
