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Did Son Heung-min's choice change Han's fate. It reached the top of Saudi Arabia, but there was no waiting.
Saudi Arabia's Saudi Gazette broke up with Laurent Blanc on the 29th (Korea time). Now, he wants to recruit another coach for reconstruction,' he reported.
RT Hard said on its official SNS on the 29th that 'Blanc and the coaches all canceled the contract. I wish him all the best for his success,' he said in an official statement. It was the aftermath of the defeat against Alnasr. Al-Itihad lost 0-2 to al-Nasr in the fourth round of the Saudi professional league in the 2025-2026 season at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on the 27th. Altihad was dragged away by Sadio Mane in the first nine minutes of the match. Then, in the 35th minute of the first half, Ronaldo even allowed an additional goal and collapsed.
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It's a shocking choice. Laurent Blanc, who played as a legendary defender of the French national team when he was active, is a coach with a lot of bones who has passed through the French national team, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Allaiyan, and Olympique Lyon. In the summer of 2024, he took over at RT Hard and challenged the Saudi stage. Blanc's first season in the Saudi league was full of good results. RT Had beat al-Hilal and al-Nasr to win the Saudi professional league in the 2024-2025 season. He also topped the Saudi King's Cup. She is also participating in the Asian Champions League (ACLE) this season.
Just four games after the opening of the season, Blanc left the team. In addition to Ronaldo's defeat against Al Nathr, he also lost to Alwahda in the ACLE, which seems to have taken responsibility for the recent disappointing trend.
For Blanc, along with the replacement, there is no choice but to think of a somewhat disappointing attack problem this season. If Son Heung-min's recruitment had been completed last summer, the situation may have been different. Son Heung-min has consistently received Saudi Arabia's attention since the summer of 2023. Among them, the active club was RT Hard. CBS Sports reporter Ben Jacobs said about Son's proposal last summer that Son was offered a total of more than 190 billion euros in annual salary, saying, `Son Heung-min was offered a contract with an annual salary of 30 million euros (about 49 billion euros) every season for four years from the Saudi league RT Hard.'
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But Son did not choose to go to Saudi Arabia. He stayed at Tottenham until the 2024-2025 season and laughed as he won the Europa League. This summer, he headed to the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) after repeated persuasion by LA FC instead of Saudi Arabia. RT Hard did not succeed in properly reinforcing the offense until this summer, and Blanc was eventually replaced.
Meanwhile, RT Hard has already decided on a new coach candidate. The Saudi Gazette said 'RETHAD has already started negotiations with two candidates, and hopes to finalize the contract during the international break' The nominees are Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Concei. Among them, Xavi showed affection by hugging Son Heung-min after the game when Tottenham faced Barcelona in the past. Attention is also focusing on what kind of coach RT Hard, who has drifted, will appoint.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
