Jorge Jesus may have his contract terminated at Al-Hilal due to “low performance”

O Al-Hilal is the isolated leader of the Saudi Championship, with 16 points out of a possible 18, but the club’s management is not at all satisfied with the team’s performances and informed the coach’s agent Jorge Jesus who can terminate the contract if the team’s performance does not improve.

The frustration came after a 1-1 draw in stoppage time and with poor football against the modest Navbahor Namangan, from Uzbekistan, at the King Fahd International Stadium, in Riyadh, in the Asian Champions League. The information about the meeting with Jesus’ businessman came from the TV station, Sport Italia.

With high investment and hiring of big names, cases of NeymarKoulibaly, Malcom, Rubén neves, Milinkovic-Savic, in addition to maintaining Michael and Al-Dawsari, the Saudi directors imagined that the team would put on a show in every game.

It also didn’t sit well with the Portuguese coach, leaving Neymar as a reserve against Al-Riyadh, in the Saudi Championship. The coach had to go public to explain the choice and said that he was preserving the Brazilian for the Asian Champions League. Not even the 6-1 defeat was enough to convince the directors.

Due to the regulations of the Asian Champions League, Jesus will only be able to use five of his eight foreigners per round in the competition. But in the Saudi Championship, he can field all the stars and will try to make the team have more eye-catching performances starting this Thursday, on a visit to Dhamk.

On Monday there is still a Saudi King’s Cup game and the club will also play away from home, at Al Jabalian. The return to the King Fahd International Stadium will only take place on the 29th, when they will have to shine against Al-Shabab to fill the stadium again.