Former Guoan boss Slaven Bilic has made a swift move to Saudi Arabia after talks with Sporting Démil faltered, with Hassa Conquest FC officially announcing that he will replace Greek coach Giorgos Donis in the first-team manager's chair. Bilic thus becomes the second Croatian-born coach in the club's history, right behind former Jiangsu Suning coach Santini. ! [Official picture](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/202307/202338924030709004911920.jpg) Recall that Bilic took over the coaching reins at Champions League Watford from Edwards last September. Club owner Gino Pozzo was convinced of his promotion ability and expected him to bring the team back to the Premier League. However, after Christmas, the Hornets' form took a nosedive and they fell further and further out of the promotion zone. It wasn't until March this year that Pozzo had to order Bilic to be stripped of his duties. ! [Bilic](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/202307/202340485000709004911920.jpg) About two weeks ago, Bilic received an olive branch from the Turkish Super League's Demir Sports, and the two sides agreed on a salary package. But in the end, the contract fell through due to the high commissions demanded by the middleman: "The main problem with our failure to reach an agreement with Bilic was the middleman. He demanded a commission of more than 40% from us. In fact, after agreeing on the salary, we received a second contract from them. At that time I was so annoyed that I just dropped Bilic." Demir Sport president Sanjak revealed the truth in an interview with Turkish media. In the end, Sanjak chose Dutch star Kluivert as a replacement: "In addition to Plan A, I always have Plan B and Plan C. After Montella's departure, we met with Guti and even prepared a contract. Bilic was the last new candidate we negotiated, but in the end we chose Kluivert. He is as dynamic as Montella. I told him I would give him a bonus for finishing fifth in the league, but he said he wouldn't accept it because he didn't consider fifth in the league a success." Nonetheless, Bilic was not anxious about losing his job, and although he had turned down offers from the Ukrainian and Bosnia-Herzegovina Football Federations, he eventually agreed with Saudi Arabia's Hassa Conquest. Bilic and his assistants will then fly directly to Austria to join the team. According to the latest news, Hassa Conquest has signed an agreement with Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez.
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