Al Hilal and Simone Inzaghi have agreed to wait until the end of the season to decide the coach’s future, as the Italian’s name resurfaces in Europe and he is linked with a return to Serie A, the league he left in the summer of 2025.
According to Saudi newspaper Al Riyadiyah, the decision was mutual. Both the club’s hierarchy and Inzaghi want to focus on matches and the pursuit of trophies before sitting down to discuss his future.
Inzaghi’s contract expires in June 2027. He joined Al Hilal from Inter Milan on a two-year deal in the summer of 2025, and talks over an extension will take place at the end of the season, as his current deal nears its expiry.
The agreement follows a report from Italian journalist Nicolò Schira that Inzaghi had decided to leave when his contract expires. He has also been linked with Juventus, where the club’s hierarchy reportedly holds him in high regard. Luciano Spalletti is currently in charge of the Turin side.
“No decision has been made on Inzaghi’s future,” his agent Federico Pastorello told Winwin in response to the report. He added that Al Hilal had yet to open talks over an extension and that the focus remained on the current season.
Inzaghi earns around €26 million a year at Al Hilal, a salary that puts him at the top of the world’s highest-paid coaches for the 2026–27 season, ahead of Atlético Madrid’s Diego Simeone and Paris Saint-Germain’s Luis Enrique.
The Italian won his first trophy with Al Hilal last season, beating Al Kholood in the Saudi King’s Cup final. He also led the club to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup after knocking out Manchester City with a 4–3 win after extra time.
Al Hilal remain in contention for the Saudi league title and the AFC Champions League Elite. The results of Inzaghi’s second season will help shape the club’s decision when talks over an extension get under way.
