Sudden braking for the signing of Stephen Pioli with Al Ittihad. What seemed to be a simple formality now risks not materialising at all, due to some problems that have arisen in the last few hours that have put the situation on hold. There is reportedly opposition from Karim Benzema behind this slowdown, with the French striker who would have put his foot down and would like his compatriot on the bench Christophe Galtierwith whom he has an excellent relationship.
The resignation of the president of Al Ittihad.
This interference in the decision-making process would not have gone down well with the club’s top brass, so much so that president Loai Nazer submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Sports, which will now have to decide whether to accept it or not. The club’s number one and sporting director Ramon Planes had long since reached a full agreement with the coach and were ready to announce it last July 4, before the chaos unleashed by Benzema that blocked everything. News is expected in the next few hours but for the moment everything remains at a standstill.
Resignation suspended.
The Ministry of Sports suspends the resignation of President Louay Al-Nazer: a committee has been formed to verify the reasons for the resignation and what is happening within the Al-Ittihad club, to report it urgently. According to the latest developments therefore, having ascertained the obvious cooling of the trail that leads to Pioli, it remains to be seen how the situation will evolve around the choice of Al-Nazer, which can be of great interest to Italian football, given the interests in players from our championship