Renard is in negotiations to succeed Mancini in the Saudi national team
The source said, “The news will be announced in the coming days after the final and official completion of the contractual procedures.”
If he is officially appointed, this will be the second term for Renard (56 years old) with Saudi national team After the first, between 2019 and 2023.
The French coach had left the Saudi national team in a controversial manner, wanting to move on to train his country’s women’s national team, which was preparing to participate in the tournament. World Cup Before submitting his resignation last August following a quarter-final exit to… Brazil In the Olympic Games.
A defender who was in the 1980s, he took over the leadership of the Saudi national team in July 2019 after an experience at the head of the Moroccan technical staff and participation in the World Cup in Russia, in which he was eliminated in the first round.
He led the Gulf national team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, after topping its Asian group, and under his supervision, Al-Akhdar witnessed technical stability.
Saudi Arabia achieved Qatar World CupA historic opening victory over Argentina Lionel Messi (2-1), which later won the title, before being eliminated from the group stage.
The Italian coach was dismissed Roberto Mancini Who succeeded Renard due to poor results, Thursday.