I received a message from a prominent and dear figure within Al-Ittihad, who holds value and weight in the club, reassuring me about the future of Al-Ittihad and that good times are coming. The current difficulties the club is facing will soon end, and there will be no obstacles whatsoever in Al-Ittihad's path next season—whether administrative or financial. The happiness of the Al-Ittihad fans is the first priority being worked on now and in the future.

I have great trust in this person based on a previous experience when they were the beating heart of the club and the driving force behind many matters, particularly during the year the team won the league and cup with French coach Laurent Blanc under the era of the savior president Loay Mashabi, especially after the circumstances the club went through following Loay Nazer's sudden resignation.

The reality of the dissatisfaction and boiling anger among the Al-Ittihad fanbase regarding what their club is going through these days prompted me to send this good news, especially since I myself have previously called for administrative transparency to disclose all details happening inside the club—whether they are obstacles or even a postponed plan where joy was on its way.

Moreover, the state of mistrust from the stands towards Al-Ittihad's president Fahad Sindi constantly makes me demand that things be clearer. It is evident that the current administration is going through a very difficult and troubling phase for them personally, for the club, and for those in charge—especially the entity that holds the majority ownership share.

There is much talk and suspicious silence, despite news circulating here and there about arrangements to transfer the majority ownership share to a new owner, while the current owner retains a stake in the entity that may not exceed 5%. But in the end, things become clearer, especially with the rumors about a financial crisis.

Perhaps the most important information I received is that the current owner, with his companies sponsoring the three clubs, will not change the support strategy for those clubs—allocated 300 million riyals per club—after Al-Hilal's ownership transfer to a new owner. Even the news about sponsorship contracts ending and that they will not continue is incomplete information. However, there will be a rotation among sponsors across the three clubs, and as a result, we may soon see Al-Balad Company as a sponsor of Al-Ittihad.

When you contact the concerned parties and get information from them, you feel a bit relieved. But what is the fault of the ordinary fan who lacks information and needs more clarification? It is the responsibility of those running the club's management and ownership, and they should give more authority to the corporate communication directors in those clubs to engage with the fans. I expect the scene to change in the coming days, especially since there are major restrictions on the administrations regarding disclosing some details and backstage secrets.

May God help the Al-Ittihad fans and fans of other clubs like Al-Nassr, though Al-Ahli has suffered less damage. However, Al-Ahli won wisely as its management succeeded in achieving spending efficiency exactly as the owner demanded—without any increase or decrease.

A point at the end of the line:

Al-Ittihad, without distinguished substitutes for Fabinho and Kante, will not go far technically. As long as the news is positive, the management should move, in coordination with German coach Wesing, towards making outstanding signings in positions 6 and 8.