O'Neill to make management comeback...in Saudi Arabia

• zocoss

  26 Oct 10, 11:38

   

  O'Neill to make management comeback...in Saudi Arabia

  

  
  Martin-O-Neill-in-talks-with-Saudi-club-Al-Hilal-about-a-return-to-management-on-a-tax-free-two-year-mega-deal

   

   

  Martin O’Neill is in talks with Saudi club Al Hilal about a tax-free £4.5million two-year contract.

  The former Aston Villa chief has been offered the post that was due to be taken up by Sven Goran Eriksson before he chose to join Leicester City instead.

  Al Hilal’s ­representatives have approached O’Neill and insiders in their camp reveal that a contract is “almost signed” and “the ­announcement will be imminent”.

  O’Neill has not worked abroad and the move would be a surprise because he has been in the running for potential vacancies at home now he is a free agent.

  The Irishman is often linked with Liverpool and is definitely on the short-list for the England job when Fabio Capello moves on.

  The Al Hilal move has come out of the blue but O’Neill seems to be interested by the challenge and the ­lucrative package.

  Al Hilal have just lost coach Eric Gerets to the Moroccan national team. He took the club to the semis of the Asian Champions League before departing.

  An Al Hilal insider said: “O’Neill would live like a king over here. The club leave no expense spared with their star employees.

  “He can also bring his staff, but this is not a holiday – the club are committed to being the biggest in the region.”

• zocoss

  26 Oct 10, 18:21

  He rather take this never heard before club Al Hilal than wait for the Pool job...

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  26 Oct 10, 18:25

  Lolx that Asia club veri popular wor in Asia nia...

   

  I onli knw someone inside the squad

   

  Lee Young Pyo ..

   

  Augusto Thiago Neves

• The man who was death

  26 Oct 10, 22:47

  got wilhelmsson and al qahtani also wor.....

• Y_Shun

  27 Oct 10, 23:24

  Its either he is really bored with life, or he just wants the excess $$.

   

  But heck... if its me, I will just wait for a better job.