A source at Al Jazira Club confirmed that the manager of the Dutch football team, Marcel Kaiser, submitted his resignation yesterday to the Board of Directors of the football company of the club and apologized for not continuing the training of the team after agreeing to the official offer made him by Sporting Lisbon to lead his team As of next week.

The source told Emirates Al-Youm that Al-Jazira's football company has accepted the resignation of Dutch coach Marcel Kaiser after he agreed to coach Sporting Lisbon, which offered a financial offer to the coach to accept the mission and resign from training. The island".

"According to the agreement between Al-Jazira Club and the first team manager, Marcel Kaiser, the latter paid the penalty clause for the termination of the contract by the half million euros."

The source pointed out that the board of the football company decided to appoint the assistant coach of the current Dutch coach Damien Hertog, a temporary coach, until the search for an alternative.

"We wish Kaiser success in his new place, and thank him for the time he led the team," said Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, chairman of Al-Jazair football club.

Coach Damien Hertog is expected to lead the team at 6:00 pm at the Emirates Stadium in preparation for next week's Al-Nasr match in the fifth round of the Gulf Cup at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.