British press reports revealed that Richard Hughes, the club's CEO, is close to officially taking over as the sporting director of Al-Hilal in the coming period, given the desire to finalize this matter.
According to the British network EAMtalk: “Richard Hughes is expected to leave Liverpool this summer. Richard Hughes appears close to joining Al-Hilal.”.
Richard Hughes is scheduled to be in Riyadh next summer to officially take over as the club's sporting director in the coming period.
Al-Hilal is preparing to face Al-Ahli in the semi-finals of the King's Cup, which will be held at Al-Inma Stadium on Wednesday evening.
