Louay Nazer, president of the Arab football entity, focused the reasons for dismissing the Argentine coach on his fight with Benzema and the poor results.
The experience of Marcelo Gallardo in it soccer of Saudi Arabia he concluded. This was confirmed by the new president of the Al Ittihad, Louay Nazerin a press conference in which he explained that the departure of the Argentine coach was due to the bad relationship with the French striker. Karim Benzemathe big star of the squad, and the bad results.
benzema gallardo.jpg
“Last season, Gallardo made important mistakes when calling for the dismissal of Karim Benzema. This is completely unacceptable for the Al-Ittihad project. I have asked the legal department to study this issue and the necessary measures will be taken,” Nazer said.
It should be noted that the decision to fire Gallardo was made several weeks ago, although according to various Arab media the issue was delayed due to the compensation that he will have to pay for “Muñeco” and his coaching staff: a sum close to 30 million dollars for breaking the link, which ended on June 30, 2025.
Karim Benzema, Marcelo Gallardo’s weak point
The manager, continuing with this line, stressed that the former Ballon d’Or winner and Real Madrid star is a fundamental part of the club and denied that he could emigrate to another institution: “He cannot go to Al Hilal, Gallardo went against of many of our instructions, and had unacceptable demands such as the departure of Benzema, an essential part of our sporting project. Benzema, as I have already said, will not leave Al Ittihad and will continue with us.”
Arabic.jpg
Louay Nazer He also revealed that they are searching for a successor for the former River and Nacional of Uruguay. “We have started the search for a new coach for next season after we decided to terminate the contract and we have two or three options of three foreign coaches,” he said.
During his technical direction, Gallardo directed the team 33 games (15 PG, 4 PE and 14PP). In addition to the adverse results he suffered significant defeats, such as the final of the Saudi Super Cup against Al Hilal and the elimination in the semifinal of the King’s Cup of Champions, again against Al Hilal.
Source: Ambito
I am Pierce Boyd, a driven and ambitious professional working in the news industry. I have been writing for 24 Hours Worlds for over five years, specializing in sports section coverage. During my tenure at the publication, I have built an impressive portfolio of articles that has earned me a reputation as an experienced journalist and content creator.
