Roberto Mancini was on August 27 named as the new coach of the Saudi Arabia national team on a deal reported to be worth more than $25 million a year after he controversially quit the Italy job earlier this month.
The Saudis, who beat eventual champions Argentina at last year's World Cup in Qatar, have been without a coach since Herve Renard left to take charge of France's women's team.
Mancini, 58, led Italy to the Euro 2020 title but failed to qualify for last year's World Cup.
