Inzaghi to face Real Madrid in first match in charge of Al-Hilal | OneFootball

Simone Inzaghi has decided to leave his position as head coach of Inter and will take charge of Al-Hilal in time for the start of the FIFA Club World Cup, with his first match in charge falling against 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid.

Football Italia can confirm that Inzaghi has decided to leave his position as head coach of Inter following a meeting with the club’s senior management on Tuesday.

He is expected to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal on a contract running until the summer of 2027 with an option for an additional 12 months. Fabrizio Romano reports that he will earn around €26m per season in wages in the Middle East.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 22: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale, celebrates winning the Serie A TIM title with Giuseppe Marotta, FC Internazionale Chief Executive Officer Sport, after winning the Serie A TIM match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 22, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Inzaghi to face Real Madrid in first Al-Hilal match

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 09: Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Multiple outlets claim that Inzaghi will be in charge of Al-Hilal in time for the start of the FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off on June 14.

Al-Hilal’s first game of the tournament will be against Real Madrid at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami at 20.00 BST on June 18.

They will then go on to face RB Salzburg at Audi Field in Washington D.C. on June 22, and then against Pachuca Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee on June 27.