By choosing Palmeiras, Abel saved the Qatar team around four times the coach's salary
Al-Sadd owes FIFA 5 million euros (R$ 28.04 million, at the current exchange rate) from coach Abel Ferreira, from Palmeiras. The Qatar national team claims that the Portuguese coach signed a pre-contract in November last year, and committed to taking over the Middle Eastern club in December, which did not happen. The idea is that the Palmeiras commander will earn the highest salary of any coach in the world, if he accepts the proposal.