Zinedine Zidane don again reject chance to return as Real Madrid coach for third time. According to Spanish newspaper AS, the 53-year-old Frenchman bin get talks with club president Florentino Pérez for end of 2022.
Perez bin contact Zidane after dem sack Xabi Alonso for January 2026. But Zidane bin tell am say he no dey interested. Instead, he don already plan to take over France national team after 2026 World Cup, when Didier Deschamps go leave.
Real Madrid bin first approach Zidane for December 2025, but he bin say no. After Alonso bin get sack, Alvaro Arbeloa bin take over as interim coach from Castilla. But Arbeloa performance no sweet the club, and dem begin search for permanent coach again.
Zidane bin win three Champions League titles for Real Madrid between 2016 and 2018, and total 11 trophies for five years. He bin leave for 2021, and since then, he don wait for France job. Deschamps go step down after 2026 World Cup, and Zidane be top candidate to replace am.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid still dey consider other coaches like Didier Deschamps, Mauricio Pochettino, Unai Emery, and Massimiliano Allegri. But Zidane remain the dream choice for many fans, even though he don twice reject the offer.
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