Ex-PSG manager Galtier joins NEOM SC revolution | OneFootball

NEOM Sports Club have confirmed former Lille and Paris Saint-Germain head coach Christophe Galtier as their new manager.

The newly promoted Roshn Saudi League side, who will debut in the top flight in the 2025-26 season, announced the appointment on Saturday. Replacing Pericles Chamusca, Galtier joins the club following two years in charge of Qatar’s Al Duhail.

Until then, the Frenchman had managed exclusively in his homeland, beginning with an eight-year stint with Saint-Etienne in which he took the club from the brink of relegation to establish them firmly in the top 10 of Ligue 1.

Saint-Etienne became regulars in European football, too, while in 2013 they won the Coupe de la Ligue – their first major trophy in 32 years.

Galtier was then installed as Lille manager in December 2017, where he guided the club into the UEFA Champions League in his first full season. In 2020-21, Lille clinched the Ligue 1 title for the first time in a decade, with Galtier later named the league’s manager of the season for a third time.

He resigned soon after the championship success to manage Nice before then replacing Mauricio Pochettino at PSG in July 2022. There, Galtier won another Ligue 1 trophy before making the switch to Al Duhail in October 2023.

At NEOM SC, Galtier will oversee the club’s first appearance in the RSL after they topped last season’s First Division League.

The team have been busy preparing for the 2025-26 campaign: this week, they announced the signings of former Arsenal and Olympique Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazatte, Ivorian midfielder Amadou Kone and former Al Fayha defender Faris Abdi.

In a message on NEOM SC's social media on Saturday, Galtier said: "I am really excited to be part of this big Saudi project. Happy to join one of the best leagues in the world. I cannot wait to write the story of NEOM Football Club."