While some were talking this Thursday about the possible arrival of Zinedine Zidane at OM in the event of a takeover by Saudi Arabia, the former world champion should ultimately join the Saudi championship.
If you don’t come to Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia will come to you! And vice versa. On Thursday, France Bleu Provence announced the agreement given to Saudi Arabia to settle on the bench of Olympique de Marseille in the event of the club’s takeover. Earlier, Mundo Deportivo claimed that Pablo Longoria had already tried to make ZZ Marcelino’s successor. In vain. But on Friday, the media Goal Arabia dropped a new bomb: the former Madrilenian is preparing to join the Saudi championship.
In search of a new coach, Al-Hilal would have made it his priority to succeed Jorge Jesus, increasingly contested, in particular by Neymar, with whom he recently had an altercation. The Portuguese technician’s days would be numbered and the discussions with Zizou’s agent, which began on Wednesday, would have been very promising. So much so that for journalist Talal Al-Otaibi, his arrival is recorded. “ Confirmed… Coach Zinedine Zidane will be there next week in Riyadh,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
After seven days, Al-Hilal, which has five wins and two draws in seven matches, is in second place in the championship, one length behind Al-Ittihad. The squad looks great since in addition to Neymar, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves, Yacine Bounou, Malcom and Aleksandar Mitrovic have joined the Riyadh club.
