The Frenchman’s departure comes after a disappointing crusade for the 13-time European champions, who lost to Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals, without getting a trophy for the first time in 11 seasons.
“Zidane is one of Real Madrid’s wonderful icons and his legacy goes beyond what he has achieved as a coach and player in our club. “
“How am I going to tell me I’m leaving now?It’s a lie,” he said after a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.
But, perhaps in a revealing way, he added, “The rest, we’ll see at the end of the season. “
The 1998 World Cup champion took the helm for the first time in January 2016 and guided the Real to the 2017 League name and an unprecedented hat-trick of Champions League names before leaving on May 31, 2018, saying the club needed a “different voice”. “
– Large boots to fill –
Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez opened the scoring and signed Eden Hazard of Chelsea, along with other emerging stars such as Eder Militao, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy.
The team has also suffered injuries and 8 cases of Covid-19.
He may now take another break from football, even if he communicates that he takes the helm of the French national team or takes the helm of Juventus, where he spent five years as a player.
As for who will occupy his boots at Real Madrid, several names have been mentioned: former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, former Madrid striker Raúl González or Joachim Löw, who leaves the position of coach of Germany at the end of the European Championship. this summer.
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