It has been in the air for several days, it is now official: Marcelo Gallardo is the new coach of Al-Ittihad. While Nuno Espirito Santo was fired while he was at odds with several executives including Karim Benzema, the Argentinian was the priority target of the Saudi team to take over from the Portuguese technician. He was even very close to signing for several days as we told you exclusively here. Building on his 8 years of a successful tenure at River Plate, Gallardo has often been associated with several Ligue 1 teams in recent years including OM, as recently as last summer.
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Finally, it is in Jeddah that the former attacking midfielder will set down his bags as he had openly announced a little earlier this Saturday. It is the current sixth in the Saudi Pro League who made the news official on his social networks. He is now linked to N’Golo Kanté’s gang for a year and a half.
Pub. 11/18/2023 10:07 p.m. Updated 11/19/2023 12:06 a.m.
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