ANGE POSTECOGLOU LINED UP FOR MANAGERIAL RETURN... IN SAUDI ARABIA
Ange Postecoglou is a potential target for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli should the Asian Champions League winners make a change of manager for next season.
Postecoglou was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur last week, as revealed by Telegraph Sport, but did not announce his immediate plans in an emotional farewell statement to fans.
The Australian, 59, is expected to receive offers from clubs over the summer given his success at Spurs where he delivered the club’s first trophy in 17 years. However, their Premier League form suffered in the pursuit of silverware.
Al-Ahli are understood to be looking at Postecoglou as a potential target should highly rated German coach Matthias Jaissle leave.
Jaissle led the club to an AFC Champions League triumph in May when they defeated Kawasaki Frontale in the final with a team featuring Ivan Toney, Roberto Firmino, Riyad Mahrez and Edouard Mendy.
The young German coach, 37, has now been tipped to return to Europe. He was previously linked with the West Ham job before Graham Potter’s appointment and more recently RB Leipzig in his homeland. His silverware this season came despite appearing under pressure at the start of the campaign when his team were struggling.
Postecoglou has previously worked in Asia when he was at Yokohama F Marinos in Japan and won the J1 League prior to winning the title in Scotland with Celtic. He was sacked at Spurs exactly two years after his appointment, with the Australian delivering on his promise of winning a trophy in his second season when Manchester United were defeated in the Europa League final Bilbao.
Spurs players paid tribute to Postecoglou following his sacking by chairman Daniel Levy, with captain Son Heung-min leading the way on social media.
“You paved the way despite the many obstacles that always existed and always will exist,” added Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero.
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