Zamalek agreed to let their out-of-favor goalie Mohamed Abdul-Monsef join Gouna for EGP two million this summer, after long hesitated to offload him. "The club's board has finally agreed to let me go," Abdul-Monsef, who has been seeking to move away from the White Knights for quite a while, told FilGoal.com. "Gouna will pay the EGP two-million transfer fee by Thursday and the deal should be completed shortly afterwards. "I will take part in my first training session with Gouna the next day." Spokesman of Gouna's football team Ahmed Al-Sohaifi confirmed that the coastal club had reached an agreement with Zamalek over Abdul-Monsef's move. The 33-year-old keeper called on Zamalek for several months to allow him to leave but the Cairo side have been reluctant to dispense with him. Consequently, Abdul-Monsef sought to terminate his contract early this month. Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas talked him out of annulling his deal, However; Abdul-Monsef remains determined to depart in order to play regular first-team football. Eventually, the five-time African champions accepted Gouna's bid. Stand-in custodian Abdul-Monsef joined Zamalek from Dina Farms in the summer of 1999 but has always been rated as a back-up goalkeeper. He played regularly on numerous occasions over the last decade though due to the persistent injury problems of regular shot-stopper Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed. But Al-Sayed overcame his niggling complaints and produced some impressive displays with Zamalek last season to restore his place between the sticks, leaving Abdul-Monsef once again confined to the bench. "I love this club (Zamalek), but I also want to play," Abdul-Monsef said back in April.
