Emmanuel Langellier, Media365, published on Saturday 03 May 2025 at 10:36 am
Portuguese technician Jorge Jesus is no longer the al-Hilal coach and has a good chance of becoming the next Brazil coach.
You always have to be wary and remain very careful. As long as it is not done eh, in football … but it may well be that the identity of the next coach of Brazil is seriously taking shape. In recent months, the Seleçao could soon be led by a Portuguese. Wounded at the end of March after the heavy setback in Argentina (1-4), Dorival Junior could have as successor … Jorge Jesus. The trend seems strong because the 70 -year -old technician is now free.
Jorge Jesus should succeed Dorival Junior
The former coach of Benfica has managed (for the second time) Al-Hilal since July 1, 2023 but the Saudi Arabian club has just separated from it. Second in the championship ranking after 29 days, 6 lengths from Al-Ittihad de Laurent Blanc, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté, Houssem Aouar, Fabinho and Danilo Pereira, the Jeddah club announced the departure of Jesus on Friday. A departure which comes a few days after the elimination of al-Hilal in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League following a 3-1 setback against Al-Ahli.
Brazil 4th in South American qualifications
“The board of directors of the Al-Hilal Club company agreed with the Portuguese head coach of the first team, Jorge Jesus, to end the contractual relationship between them. Meanwhile, the board of directors has decided to appoint coach Mohammed Al-Shalhoub to lead the first team, “al-Hilal said in a statement published on X. Priority of the CBF, the Brazilian Federation, Jorge Jesus could therefore soon take the reins of Seleçao for the 2026 World Cup. The Italian directs Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Raphinha with the famous Auriverde tunic, but Real Madrid did not wish to release his coach from his last year of contract. After 14 days in South American qualifications, Brazil is 4th in the classification (tied with Uruguay, 3rd, and Paraguay, 5th) with a point ahead of Colombia (6th). Argentina is far ahead with 10 points better. On June 4, the Seleçao had to face the Ecuador and then received Paraguay, 5 days later.
