Consultations between sports director Simon and the coach

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Al Jazeera - Tariq Al-Aboudi:

Al-Hilal team kicks off its friendly matches this evening, Sunday, on the fifth day of its preparatory camp in Austria in preparation for the new football season, by facing Sturm Graz, one of the active clubs in the Austrian league.

In this match, Italian head coach Simone Inzaghi will aim to involve as many players as possible, in order to assess their technical and physical readiness, with special attention to the young players he seeks to evaluate before finalizing the season squad.

The match against Sturm Graz is the first of four friendlies that the Blue team will play during its camp, before subsequently facing South Africa's Sundowns, Algeria's MC Alger, and Qatar's Al Ahli.

Meanwhile, the team's training continues at a high pace with two sessions, morning and evening. Yesterday's training saw the first participation of Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez after his arrival at the camp on Friday evening. International players are expected to join the camp gradually after their annual vacations, ready to enter the preparatory program.

On the other hand, Al-Hilal's management is studying offers to loan or permanently buy contracts for a number of players, led by Brazilian Malcom. This file will be decided by the sports management in coordination with the technical staff.

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