The newspaper “Marca”, which is close to the Spanish club Real Madrid, said that the French Zinedine Zidane will return again to lead the royal after the end of the term of the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the current coach of the Spanish capital club
The newspaper added, that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez asked Zidane’s opinion about returning to lead Real Madrid again after the departure of Carlo Ancelotti, and indicated that the French coach agreed to return
Zidane had previously coached Real Madrid in two terms, the first from 2016 to 2018, and the second from 2019 to 2021, and during the two terms he succeeded in winning with the royal with 11 championships in the league, the Spanish Super, the Champions League, the European Super and the Club World Cup
Perez was seen meeting the French coach during the Ballon d’Or gala and they exchanged a warm embrace before the start of the awards ceremony
Zidane was present at the last Ballon d’Or ceremony and awarded Karim Benzema, the star of the team, the award, and then described the Royal striker as the best striker in the history of French football, saying, “Everyone has his favorite player, some will tell you that he is Jean-Pierre Papin with his exceptional goals, and others will talk about Michel Platini, but for Lee Karim
And the former Real Madrid coach confirmed, “Because I was around him and know his value, in any case he deserves to always be in a high rank, I hope he continues for a long time.”
French legend Zidane continued: “I hope he will always break records and shine on the field with Real Madrid and with the French national team
Karim Benzema won the 2022 Golden Ball award, after an exceptional season with Real Madrid (2021-2022), where he led Al-Maringi to win the Spanish League and Champions League titles, as well as winning the League and Champions League top scorer award, and the European Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup titles
The French coach succeeded in winning several titles with Meringue at the local and continental level, perhaps the most prominent of which are 3 titles from the European Champions League, under the presidency of Florentino Perez for Real Madrid
