Matthias Jaissle has now resigned from Al Ahli to take Newcastle United job reports Saudi mediaIt has now been reported in Saudi Arabia that Matthias Jaissle has resigned as manager of Al Ahli. This follows swiftly on from news of Eddie Howe resigning as manager of Newcastle United. Newcastle United reported to have considered both Antonio Conte and Kieran McKenna but now Matthias Jaissle set to become the replacement. Matthias Jaissle has overseen pre-season preparations for Al Ahli, with the squad spending almost the entire month of July in Portugal and Spain, this included six friendly matches. SportsKSA reporting that the Al Ahli squad and staff flew back to Saudi Arabia yesterday BUT without Matthias Jaissle, as he prepares to take over at Newcastle United.