Pioli close to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr after coach fired | OneFootball

Former Milan coach Stefano Pioli is on the verge of signing for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr after they sacked Luis Castro.

Pioli had already been very close to signing a contract with Saudi side Al Ittihad over the summer, only for the whole thing to fall apart when the flight was practically booked.

Now he is back on the radar of that league for Al Nassr, who today formally fired coach Luis Castro just three games into the season.

Castro had taken the job 14 months ago and was at the helm of a team including former Juventus man Cristiano Ronaldo and ex-Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.

Al Nassr ready for Pioli now

Pioli is still technically under contract with Milan, who dismissed him in May just two years after winning the Scudetto.

He must therefore terminate that deal by mutual consent first before he can put pen to paper for Al Nassr.

This will be the first experience abroad for the coach who turns 59 next month, as he previously worked for Salernitana, Modena, Parma, Grosseto, Piacenza, Sassuolo, Chievo, Palermo, Bologna, Lazio, Inter, Fiorentina and Milan.