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While his name has been circulating for several weeks in Manchester and Munich, Zinedine Zidane has other priorities in mind.
Chelsea, PSG, Brazil, the United States, Algeria and recently Bayern Munich and Manchester United: these are some of the clubs or selections which have considered in recent months making Zinedine Zidane their new coach. Without a bench since his sudden departure from Real Madrid in the spring of 2021, the former playmaker is among the most coveted technicians on the market. And obviously the most demanding.
Because the native of Marseille never followed up on the various proposals received. And for good reason, according to Thomas Gravesen, the Frenchman’s teammate for his last season on the pitch, Zinedine Zidane has other plans in mind. “ I spoke with Zidane in Madrid two years ago, where he told me he only wanted to take two and a half jobs. And these are Marseille, Madrid and the French team. We were in Madrid two years ago and he told me there. I also asked him if he was ready to take up a coaching position again. And then he said there were only these three,” he confided to the microphone of Discovery+.
Zidane forced to review his plans?
Carlo Ancelotti seems to be clinging to his bench at Real Madrid, Didier Deschamps not being ready to leave his role as coach of the France team and Olympique de Marseille clearly not having the means to match the Ballon d’ However, in 1998, Zinedine Zidane may nevertheless have revised his plans. This is evidenced by his recent statements on Italian television.
Obviously impatient to find a bench next summer, he has in fact opened the door to a big return to Serie A. ” Why not ? “, he responded during an exchange with Sky Sport Italia on the sidelines of the presentation of a documentary on Marcelo Lippi, adding: “Anything can happen, at the moment I’m doing something else but I’m sure I’ll be back on the bench, I’d love to. »
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