Overview
- Al Sadd issued an official farewell and Roberto Mancini confirmed his departure in a video posted on his social channels.
- In the message Mancini thanked fans, club officials and players and said the team recovered places in the table and won the domestic championship during his tenure.
- The Qatari club's note described his time as brief but valuable and wished him well for his next challenge and for the Qatar national team.
- Italian media say his newly confirmed availability makes him a leading candidate to take the Italy head-coach role, but the Italian Football Federation has not announced any appointment.
- Mancini is the former Italy coach who led the country to a European Championship; his return would reshape the federation's hiring decision and alter expectations for the national team and its fans.