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Omar Qurah
Friday April 17, 2020
11:01 am
Spanish coach Kiki Sitten, Barcelona coach, confirmed that he was about to lead a team in the Egyptian Premier League, before taking over training for the Catalan team in mid-January, succeeding Ernso Valverde who was fired.
“Days before Barcelona contacted me, I was about to go to work in Egypt,” Kiki Sittin said in comments reported by the Marca newspaper, before Turki Al-Sheikh, head of the Saudi Arabian Entertainment Authority, was followed briefly.
Al-Sheikh, the former owner of the Pyramids club and the current club of the Spanish club Almería, wrote on his Facebook page: “I have no need of me,” referring to his role in negotiating with Sittin to work with one of the teams. in Egypt.
Al-Sheikh revealed in a video three months ago that he was about to buy another Egyptian team in the recent period, noting that he agreed with Barcelona coach Kiki Sittin to lead him, before negotiations stalled.
Al-Sheikh said in his comments on January 20: “I was very close to buying an Egyptian team, and I agreed with Kiki Sittin to lead it and sign the initial contracts, before the project was halted due to the Barcelona contract. with the”.
The Saudi chancellor did not disclose the club he wanted to buy into the Egyptian League after he sold his stake in the Pyramids, and various reports linked it to the purchase of FC Egypt and the Tigris Valley, before the news was denied.
The history of Al-Sheikh and Kiki Sittin dates back to September 2019, after the new owner, Almería, held several meetings with the former Real Betis coach, along with the Spanish Itur Karanca, former assistant to José Mourinho in the Real Madrid.
The main topic of the Sheikh and Kiki meeting was to talk about the philosophy of modern football and the development of the Almería Club Academy, confirming that he had learned many of the best coaches in the world as he described it on the social media site ” Twitter. “
And last November, Turki Al-Sheikh met the Argentine star Lionel Messi, the star and the captain of Barcelona in Saudi Arabia, while leading his country to beat Brazil against the “Super Classic” who was embraced by the capital Riyadh. at that moment.
Messi thanked the Sheikh family in a message via Instagram that said: “I am happy to return to Riyadh again. The overall atmosphere was wonderful, and I hope to return here in the future. Thank you, Turki Al Sheikh and the Riyadh season for this great night. “
Al-Sheikh returned to confirm that he had proposed to Messi to sign Citin during that period, after various reports revealed the 61-year-old man’s entry into the nominations to take over Barcelona after Barcelona was excluded from the Super Cup from Spain.
Al-Sheikh posted on Twitter on January 12, 2020 a Tweet in which two photos of him were accompanied by Messi and Seten, saying in Spanish: “Three months ago I said and I am still saying this to my friend Messi and Barcelona .. bringing Kiki Sittin quickly “.
The “tweet” came exactly two days before Barcelona officially signed Citin, noting that he had met the coach a week before his contract with the Catalan club, to become the team’s technical manager with a contract that extends for two and a half seasons, specifically until June 30, 2022.
3 months ago I said and I am still saying it, for my friend Messi and for FC Barcelona … Quique Setién, quickly … 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xLw4JARZSK
– TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 12, 2020
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