Portugal’s Nono Santo, Al Ittihad’s new coach, will arrive in Jeddah on July 21, accompanied by five of his assistants, to begin his new mission with the Tigers.
Nono was anxious to arrive early in Jeddah to oversee the medical examinations scheduled for the players at the beginning of their training camp, which will begin on the 20th of the same month, and on July 23 he will go with the team to the outer camp. .
It was decided that the federal team would play three friendly matches as part of the training camp in Austria, where they would meet with the Italian Fiorentina on July 31, the Austrian Red Bull on August 7 and, finally, with the Emirati Al Wahda on the 12th of the same month.
In terms of new deals for the federal team during this summer Mercato, former coach Cosmin Contra in his report recommended hiring a left-back, defensive and winger, while Santo demanded the signing of a goalkeeper who can play with his feet to lean on him offensively. formation at the back, and the player Traditional number 6 of the axis, and the player in 8th position instead of Brno Enrique, replaces Karim El-Ahmadi, who left with an injury, and Felipe, whose contract has expired.
Any new changes that Nuno Santo wants to achieve in the current period depend on the club obtaining a financial competence certificate.
For its part, the Federal Administration stepped up to finalize a deal with Al Faiha left-back player Ahmed Bamasud, in light of the player’s commitment to joining the Federation.
