Zamalek Terminate Khalid Boutaib’s Contract

Egypt Premier League giants Zamalek has terminated their contract with Moroccan striker Khalid Boutaib.

Boutaib joined the White Knights in January last year from Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

The 32-year-old footballer made 11 league appearances in the Egyptian league and found the back of the net four times.

According to club president Mortada Mansour, the player’s serial absence from training without permission from the club have led to his premature ouster from the 41-time EPL champions.

Mansour says the club has reached out to Boutaib without success and resorted to the termination of his contract.

“Boutaib has been absent for long and we failed to reach him,” Mansour told a news conference on Tuesday.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “He kept skipping the team’s training so we decided to terminate his contract.”   [/perfectpullquote]

Boutaib’s performances at the World Cup in Russia, where he played twice and scored against Spain in a 2-2 draw, caught the eye of the Egyptian club.

The French-born striker has played with Morocco’s Atlas Lions in 20 matches, scoring eight goals.

Zamalek are currently fifth on the league in Egypt eleven points below top-placed Al Ahly having played 12 matches this season.