Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11:24 / Updated on Saturday, May 10, 2025 11:48
The businessman Giovanni Becali said he proposed Gică Hagi at Al Hilal, the largest club in Saudi Arabia, “two or three weeks ago.
Saudi are looking for a new coach to take Jorge Jesus's place. Al Hilal, the champion en-titre, is close to losing the title, being on the second place, 6 points below the leader of ITTIHAD, with 4 stages.
However, those from Al Hilal refused the proposal of Giovanni Becali, claiming that they “want something better”. Meanwhile, Gică Hagi is struggling to catch a league league barrage place.
Al Hilal does not want Gică Hagi on the bench
“Hagi was in Galata on two occasions. I proposed Hagi at Al-Hilal. They told me it's important, but they want something better.
It's a matter of two or three weeks. He is known here, but they said they want something better. I know what something better means to them? Three weeks ago I spoke.
They said very politely that he is a big player, a big coach, but that they want something better. These have won cups, championships, “said Giovanni Becali, according to digisport.ro.
Al Hilal has a stubborn batch of stars
Nicknamed “Real Madrid of Asia”, Al Hilal has important players, with big teams in the CV, such as: Bounou, Cancelo, Koulibaly, Renan Lodi, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Al Hilal had under contract and Neymar until winter, when he gave in to Brazilian in Santos, after a year and a half in which he paid him 150 million euros.
