The past few hours witnessed a crisis between Frenchman Karim Benzema, the striker of the Saudi club Al-Ittihad, and the management of the Al-Jeddawi club, headed by Louay Nazer, regarding the selection of the new coach.
Where you want to manage the club Al-Ittihad signed Italian Stefano Pioli, the former AC Milan coach, to coach the team behind Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, contrary to the desire of Frenchman Benzema.
As the Ballon d'Or winner wants The Al-Ittihad administration will contract with his compatriot Christophe Galtier, the current Qatari coach of Al-Duhail, to coach the Tigers next season.
Benzema knows coach Galtier well, as he previously trained under him at the French club Lyon in the 2007-2008 season, where he won the league title and Benzema the best player award and top scorer with 20 goals.
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