Official: Roberto Mancini leaves Saudi Arabia and brings home €30M

Next coach to be announced «in the next few days»

It’s official: Roberto Mancini has stepped down as Saudi Arabia coach . The announcement was made by the Saudi federation in an official statement.

The statement:

«The Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the national coach, Roberto Mancini, have today reached a joint agreement that includes the termination of the contractual relationship. The Board would like to thank Roberto Mancini and wish him every success in his career. The Board of Directors confirms that the next national coach will be announced in the coming days, after the final and official conclusion of the contractual procedures.»

It is worth remembering that Roberto Mancini’s departure will yield around 30 million euros for the Italian coach.