‘Zidane has told players he s leaving’
Spanish media claims Real Madrid coach will say goodbye to club at season’s end
AFP
May 16, 2021
MADRID:
Spanish media claimed early Sunday that Zinedine Zidane has already told his players that he intends to quit as coach at the end of the season.
According to Onda Cero radio and Goal online, the Frenchman, who has a contract until 2022, informed his squad a week ago that he was going to leave when the season ends next week.
Goal added: The coach informed his players last Saturday before facing Sevilla on Sunday at Valdebebas .
Onda Cero reporter Fernando Burgos said Zidane s likely successor would come from a shortlist which includes former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, ex-player Raul Gonzalez and Joachim Loew who will step down as Germany coach at the end of this summer s European Championships.
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Zinedine Zidane has already told the
Real Madrid first-team squad that he will leave the club at the end of the 2020/21 season. He won t stay on as coach for next year.
Last Saturday, after the Champions League elimination against
Chelsea and before the LaLiga Santander match against
Sevilla,
Zidane spoke to the players after training and communicated his decision. That is why that day s press conference started later than usual.
This new was reported by
Fernando Burgos on Onda Cero and MARCA has confirmed that the meeting took place on that Saturday, on May 8.
As the coach told the dressing room, he has thought long and hard about his decision and it is final. He believes his time at
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