Sérgio Conceição in talks to take charge at Al Ittihad

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·3 October 2025

Sérgio Conceição in talks to take charge at Al Ittihad

Sérgio Conceição will be available to immediately take charge of Al Ittihad.

The club dismissed Laurent Blanc last Friday, after a 2-0 defeat against Al Nassr, with Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix scoring.

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The news was reported by Fabrizio Romano. Xavi and Luciano Spalletti were also considered as options, but the Portuguese coach already has negotiations well underway to be officially appointed by the Saudi club.

The Saudi squad includes Portuguese players Danilo Pereira, formerly of FC Porto, and Roger Fernandes, formerly of SC Braga.

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