The 58-year-old Italian coach, Stefano Pioli, has been chosen to take over from former coach, Luis Castro as coach of Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
According to Italian journalist, and transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano who posted on X announcing that, Stefano Pioli is already on his way to Riyadh to sign a contract, and could be officially presented by Al Nassr on Wednesday.
According to reports, Coach Pioli left AC Milan at the end of last season, despite having an already existing contract spanning into this season although he was no longer managing the team.
The Italian coach has been a senior coach since 2003, and has spent his entire career in Italy, where he coached Inter Milan, AC Milan, Fiorentina amongst others.
He reportedly won his only career title at Milan as the Serie A champions in 2021/2022.
Meanwhile, Saudi club Al Nassr previously announced on Tuesday, the departure of its former Portuguese coach Luis Castro, a day after starting their AFC Champions League Elite campaign with a disappointing draw.
The result monday's 1-1 stalemate with Iraq's Al Shorta in the Asian competition compounded a slow start to the domestic season with the current contract of Ronaldo due by next summer.
The statement which was posted on X (formerly twitter) said: "Al Nassr can announce that head coach Luis Castro has left the club.”
"Everyone at Al Nassr would like to thank Luis and his staff for their dedicated work during the past 14 months, wishing them the best of luck for the future."
Ex-coach Castro is reportedly the third coach to depart Al Nassr since groundbreaking arrival of Ronaldo in early 2023 on a contract that was said to net him €400 million over two-and-a-half years.
Frenchman Rudi Garcia who quickly left in April, followed by a brief stint by Croatian coach Dinko Jelicic before Castro was appointed in July 2023.
However, Al Nassr star Ronaldo is yet to win a Saudi trophy with the Riyadh club, with his sole silverware so far being last year's Arab Club Champions Cup.
The Saudi Pro League Side, who finished a distant second in the last Saudi Pro League season, have drawn twice in three matches at the start of the new campaign.
Meanwhile a lot of high-profile signings took place at different Saudi clubs last year after Ronaldo's arrival, with Neymar and Karim Benzema among those opting for the oil-rich, conservative kingdom.
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