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Saudi Pro League outfit ‘pushing for’ key man in Leicester City

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9 months ago

February 29, 2024

The recruitment specialist who helped build Leicester City’s FA Cup winning team is wanted by Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli.

That’s according to several reports which claim Lee Congerton, who is currently with Serie A outfit Atalanta, has been earmarked as the new sports director at the Jeddah-based club.

Al Ahli, run by former Chelsea and West Brom chief executive Ron Gourlay, also boast the likes of Roberto Firmino, Edouard Mendy and Allan Saint Maximin on their books but are third in the Pro League, 16 points behind leaders Al Hilal.

Congerton spent three years at the King Power Stadium, having joined from Celtic in 2019 before leaving in March 2022, a period during which the Foxes finished fifth in the Premier League on two occasions and which won the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history against Chelsea in 2021.

He has been with Atalanta since 2022 and was part of the negotiations which saw Rasmus Hojlund join Manchester United for £72million last summer.

The report says he has been considered by several Premier League clubs – and was even linked with United earlier this season although the Red Devils have since alighted upon Dan Ashworth. It adds Al Ahli are now ‘pushing for him’ to join ahead of the summer transfer window. North Walian Congerton has also worked at Liverpool, Chelsea, Hamburg and Celtic.