Al-Ittihad, the Saudi Pro league side who are currently placed third in the league table, were defeated by Shabab Al-Ahli in the AFC Champions league 1-0 and have now lost two games on the bounce. The
Saudi team recently announced the sacking of Manchester Unitedlegend Laurent Blanc from the team after just 4 games into the season despite having a terrific previous campaign with the team. The announcement came just a day after the 2-0 loss against their rivals Al-Nassr
The defending champions of Saudi, Al-Ittihad are now in search of a manager who could help the team progress and win it all throughout the season. According to recent reports, former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp emerged as the ideal candidate to take the position in the club and guide the team. However, Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that there are no talks ongoing between the German manager and Al-Ittihad and cleared all the rumours spread in the air suggesting he was going to take up the role.
Xavi, Luciano Spalletti, Sérgio Conceição, Roger Schmidt remain the main candidates for the job: Reports
Jurgen Klopp is keen on spending some more time with his family before taking up another head-coach role in his career. Currently for Al-Ittihad the ideal options for the head coach remain Luciano Spalletti, Sergio Conceicao and Roger Schmidt who are all available in the market at the moment. Spalletti is considered as a popular option as he was the head coach who guided the Italian national team to European championship glory.
Sergio Conceicao, despite having an unsuccessful spell with AC Milan remains a great option for the club to explore. Another option for the club which is a popular one in the news is Barcelona legend Xavi who remains available in the market since the time he was replaced by Hansi Fick as the head coach. It will be interesting to see which manager would take up the responsibility and guide the team in their quest for silverware.
