Christophe Galtier to be appointed manager of Neom SC
While nothing has been confirmed by the club, L'Équipe reported on Saturday that the Marseille-born coach had reached an agreement to coach the Saudi club until June 2027.
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Galtier has been looking for work since leaving Qatari club Al-Duhali SC in May, having guided them to the 2024-25 Qatari Stars Cup. The Frenchman won two Ligue 1 titles as a manager, coaching Lille OSC to the trophy in 2020-21 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2022-23, his only season in charge of Les Parisiens.
At Neom, Galtier will find prolific Ligue 1 goalscorer Alexandre Lacazette (34), who parted ways with Olympique Lyonnais earlier this summer, moving the the Saudi Pro League – a deal expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
The club based in Tabuk were promoted to the Saudi Pro League at the end of last season, finishing first in the Saudi First Division.
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