Egyptian giants Zamalek have announced the signing of Moroccan full-back Mahmoud Bentayg.
The 24-year-old has joined the White Knights on a season-long loan deal from French Ligue 1 club Saint-Etienne.
Bentayg is expected to fill the void left by Ahmed Fetouh who was arrested after a deadly car crash last month and 39-year-old Mohamed Abdelshafy who is set to retire.
Zamalek is a big team that is globally popular, and Im proud to be here, the former Raja Casablanca star said .
Bentayg began his career in Morocco as a youth player with AJ Sportive before joining Tihad AS in 2020, where he took part and scored in the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, the clubs first African participation.
