Sérgio Conceição at risk? It has just arrived in Saudi Arabia, more specifically the Al Ittihadbut the Portuguese coach is already being tipped for a possible departure at the end of the season. It was only on October 8th that he signed for the Saudis, a month ago, and since then he has played just seven games: three wins, two draws and two defeats.
According to the The TeamDidier Deschamps, selection of Franceis being coveted by the Saudi champion, already thinking about next season and has already received proposals. The Frenchman is leaving his current position in the summer of 2026 – the decision was already announced several months ago -, after another World2026, and is seen as the perfect option for 2026/27, despite Conceição having a contract until June 2028.
Before the Portuguese’s arrival was Laurent Blanc, another French world champion, and the same source points to the fact that the Saudi squad is made up of many Gauls, some former Deschamps players in the French national team, as is the case of Karim Benzema e GATHER Kante. Diaby e Aouar also, in a team still with the Portuguese Danilo Pereira e Roger Fernandes.
However, Deschamps has not yet decided his future and assured in an interview with TF1 on the program Téléfoot that he will only do so after his last World Championship. He himself also revealed that he had already received proposals from a Saudi club recently, but without wanting to confirm that it was the Al Ittihad. «I managed to establish contacts. I won’t name names, but they know my situation. From the moment I made a decision — and I will not go back, that is clear and unequivocal —, I will be free after the deadlines and I will not prohibit myself from doing anything,” he explained, also guaranteeing that the future does not involve taking on another team.
The truth is that, according to the Saudi press, the atmosphere in the locker room with the arrival of Sérgio Conceição will not be the best either and the defeats with rivals Al Hilal (0-2) e Al Ahly (0-1), both at home, did not help the team’s situation Al Ittihadwhich is far from fighting for the second championship: it occupies 8th place and is 13 points behind the isolated leader Al Nassrby Jorge Jesus, Cristiano Ronaldo e John Felixon the 8th round, despite continuing to do well in the Cup and the Asian Champions League.
