It seems that the future of Portuguese coach Nuno Santo, the head coach of Al-Ittihad Saudi Club, is in danger during the current period, after the results that are not satisfactory for the administration and the fans of the club in recent times.
Anmar Al-Haili, the chairman of Al-Ittihad Saudi Club, is seriously considering the departure of the Portuguese coach, the head coach of the first football team, after the fluctuating results during the current season.
The Brigadier General is in sixth place in the Saudi League standings this season with 21 points, after playing 12 matches.
Details of Al-Haili’s search to get rid of Santo
Fans of Al-Ittihad Saudi Club demanded through social media, the board of directors headed by Anmar Al-Haili, the departure of Santo after the loss to Al-Shabab by a clean goal, during the 12th round of the Saudi League this season.
Al-Haili began to think about how to get rid of Santo, especially since the Portuguese coach has a contract with a huge penalty clause with the Brigadier General, which is $8 million, or about 32 million Saudi riyals.
The chairman of Al-Ittihad had contacted a number of world-class coaches, headed by Frenchman Zinedine Zidane and Portuguese José Mourinho, the coach of Roma, but there was no agreement regarding leading the team, which made him agree to Santo’s continuation.
Nuno Santo confirmed in statements at the press conference following the end of the Al-Shabab match, that injuries and bad luck that have plagued the team in recent times are the main reasons for the collapse of Al-Ittihad’s levels during the current season.
