Saudi Arabia’s R E.T. Park announced on the 4th Korea Standard Time on the club’s official channel that it has appointed Gerard as its new manager. The contract period is two years, which is until 2025. The contract was held at a hotel in London, England. 스포츠토토핫 Gerrard signed the contract with Chairman Khaled Al Dabla with a bright look. Gerrard is the first English manager in the Saudi League, Al-Doubou said. Gerrard’s joining will undoubtedly bring about rapid development in our league, he said adding, Gerrard will show that R E.T. Park is strong during the new season.
Saudi Arabia is becoming the new El Dorado of world football. It started with Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, who was kicked out of Manchester United, shocked the world in January and wore an Al Nasr uniform. It was a huge deal with an annual salary of 200 million euros. Following Benzema’s Ritihad uniform, Sergio Ramos, Hugo Lloris, Luka Modric, Roberto Lewandowski, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are also preparing or considering a transfer after receiving Saudi offers.
Saudi Arabia, which is challenging to host the 2030 World Cup, is focusing on raising soccer by winning the right to host the 2023 Club World Cup following the 2027 Asian Cup. Saudi Arabia acquired Newcastle United in the English Premier League with the Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF and has stars. Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, who is called Mr. Everything, wants to raise his international status, focusing on sports.
Saudi Arabia has recently attracted the world’s attention with its competition to recruit Lionel Messi. He offered an astronomical annual salary of 400 million euros to recruit Messi. Messi eventually chose to go to Inter Miami after much consideration. Critics say it is a sports washing to wash away the image of a human rights oppression country, but it seems not easy to go against Saudi Arabia’s astronomical oil money. PIF, whose crown prince Salman is already at its peak, plans to hold 75% of Al-Nasr, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Ahli and exert direct influence on recruiting players. In other words, it has prepared room for more investment in the future.
Although it was not part of the sovereign wealth fund, RET Park is also seeking a massive recruitment this summer, like other Saudi clubs. The appointment of manager Gerard is the start. R it park finished seventh out of 16 teams in the league last season.
Gerrard is undoubtedly a legend. He played for Liverpool in England for 17 years from 1998 to 2015. Although he did not win the league, he won the European Champions League, League Cup, and FA Cup. He showed off his strong influence by going back and forth between offense and defense. His powerful mid-range shot is his signature. In particular, his leadership was excellent, so he did not miss the captain’s armband. He scored 120 goals and 92 assists in 504 matches in the English Premier League.
Coach Gerard, who ended his career after spending two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy in the U.S. Major League Soccer, took the path of a leader. Having led Liverpool’s under-18 U-18 team since 2017, he was appointed as Scotland’s Rangers manager in 2018. It has been successful. In the 2020-2021 season, he was recognized for his leadership by leading the Rangers to an undefeated championship in the league. It was a historic victory that changed the stream of Rangers, which had been behind Celtic for 10 years.
EPL clubs continued to make love calls to coach Gerard, who confirmed his ability, and took the helm of Aston Villa in November 2021. Aston Villa have given Gerrard a boost, including the signing of Philippe Coutinho. Gerrard was well received for changing teams in the early days of his appointment, but he fell into a slump last season. He was eventually replaced due to poor grades. Gerrard, who was waiting for Europe’s call, eventually decided to leave Europe. The Middle East has taken on a new challenge.