Zamalek have completed the signing of Egyptian-Danish winger Alexander Adel Jakobsen from Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 FF on a free transfer.
The 26-year-old bolsters Jaime Pacheco’s attacking options as the Whites look to secure the Egyptian Premier League title after a five-year absence.
Pacheco was keen to add a new winger to his ranks before the transfer window closes following the departure of Mohamed Antar and Ahmed Refaat to Al Masry.
And the FC Copenhagen and PSV Eindhoven youngster is the one Zamalek decided to recruit this summer, becoming their second summer signing after Hamza Mathlouthi.
Jakobsen put pen-to-paper on a four-year contract that will keep him at the club until June 2024.
Jakobsen played for the youth teams of Lyngby BK and FC Copenhagen between 2004 and 2011, before joining Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven, however, his contract with PSV was terminated in the summer of 2014, without representing the first-team.
The winger then went on to represent a number of Scandinavian teams, including Sweden’s Falkenbergs, Norway’s FK Bodø/Glimt, and Viborg FF of Denmark.
A return to Sweden was made, and Jakobsen played for the likes of IFK Norrköping and Kalmar FF, before he finally moved to Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 FF last February, with his contract being terminated just last month.