ARSENE WENGER will return to the dugout to manage a Saudi dream team in a special one-off match against PSG next year.
The former Arsenal manager, 71, will take charge of Saudi sides al-Hilal and al-Nasr when they take on French giants PSG in the Riyadh Season Cup in January 2022.
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – MAY 13: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger acknowledges the crowd before his final Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Arsenal at John Smith’s Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Visionhaus/Corbis via Getty Images)
Arsene Wenger back in management as Arsenal legend takes over Saudi Arabian dream team for clash with Lionel Messi’s PSG
The best players of two of the Saudi league’s biggest clubs will come together under Wenger to take on Mauricio Pochettino’s star-studded PSG side.
The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki al-Sheikh, said in a tweet on Sunday:
“The great international coach Arsene Wenger was signed to lead the stars of al-Hilal and al-Nasr against Paris Saint-Germain in the Riyadh Season Cup.”
The event will form part of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season 2021, a mega-event which is expected to run from October 2021 to March 2022.