06 July 2026 Romania’s Răzvan Lucescu went to Qatar on Sunday, July 5, and signed with the Al-Sadd team to serve as head coach, replacing Roberto Mancini, who recently resigned. Răzvan Lucescu, the son of famed coach Mircea Lucescu, who died earlier this year, left the Greek team PAOK and began negotiations with Al-Sadd and Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia). The former eventually signed him for two years, with a reported net salary of EUR 3.5 million per season. Al-Sadd is one of the strongest Qatari teams in recent years. The team won the league title in the recently concluded season. The success was partly due to Roberto Mancini, one of Italy's most prominent managers. "Răzvan Lucescu is the new head coach of Al Sadd, after signing a contract valid for the next two seasons," Al-Sadd wrote on soc