According to reports from Fabrizio Romano, Simone Inzaghi has accepted a lucrative offer of nearly €26 million per year to manage Al-Hilal, the Saudi giants who will face Real Madrid in their opening match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
🚨🇸🇦 Simone Inzaghi will earn €26m net per season as salary in Saudi Pro League as new Al Hilal head coach.
The contract will be initially valid until June 2027. pic.twitter.com/rpxJwUBImI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 3, 2025
The tournament kicks off June 15 in the United States, meaning Inzaghi will have minimal time to prepare his new squad for one of the toughest challenges imaginable.
Simone Inzaghi has accepted a lucrative offer of nearly €30 million per year to manage Al-Hilal
The former Italy international took charge of Inter in 2021 and led them to a Serie A title, two Coppa Italia trophies and three Supercoppa Italiana successes, but this past season was one of disappointment as they were pipped to the championship by Antonio Conte’s Napoli and embarrassed by PSG on Saturday night.
Now, he will be tasked with getting the best out of stars like Ruben Neves, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Cancelo for the Club World Cup, though more fresh faces could yet arrive over the course of the summer.
The former Italy international took charge of Inter in 2021 and led them to a Serie A title
The former Italy international took charge of Inter in 2021 and led them to a Serie A title, two Coppa Italia trophies and three Supercoppa Italiana successes, but this past season was one of disappointment as they were pipped to the championship by Antonio Conte’s Napoli and embarrassed by PSG on Saturday night.
Now, he will be tasked with getting the best out of stars like Ruben Neves, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Cancelo for the Club World Cup, though more fresh faces could yet arrive over the course of the summer.
The club and Simone Inzaghi’s paths separate
A statement from Inter reads: “The club and Simone Inzaghi’s paths separate. This is the decision taken by mutual agreement after the meeting that took place a few minutes ago. Inzaghi’s management at Inter will be remembered by fans, players, managers and employees as being characterised by great passion, accompanied by professionalism and dedication.”
President Giuseppe Marotta added: “On behalf of our shareholder Oaktree and the entire club, I would like to thank Simone Inzaghi for the work done, for the passion shown and also for the sincerity in today’s discussion, which led to the common decision to separate our paths. Only when we have fought together to achieve success day by day can we have a frank dialogue like the one that occurred today.”
Who could replace him at Inter?
With their own Club World Cup debut approaching, Inter is in urgent need of a new head coach. Among the early candidates:
1) Cesc Fàbregas , current coach of Serie B surprise Como
2) Roberto De Zerbi , recently hired by Olympique de Marseille
3) Cristian Chivu , former Inter defender and current manager at Parma
The club is expected to move quickly, knowing that a strong showing at the Club World Cup and a fresh project post-Inzaghi are essential for the next chapter in their storied history.
