The French star has been out of work for several years, since his departure from Los Merengues.
Between 2016 and 2018 Real Madrid achieved something that seemed impossible: winning three Champions League titles in a row. They were already the winningest club in Europe before that, but with those successes they moved even further away from AC Milan, who were a distant second with 7 titles. Those victories in the finals against Atlético Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool will be remembered for decades by Spanish fans, as well as the players who made them possible.
The coach of that remembered team was Zinedine Zidane, who took over after the departure of Carlo Ancelotti in 2015, spent three years there and then returned in 2018, until finishing his second cycle in 2021. His statistics were excellent, with 172 wins in 263 matches and 11 titles.
But curiously, since that time he never returned to coaching. There were rumors about his possible return to La Casa Blanca in case Carlo Ancelotti decided to leave for the Brazil national team at the end of the current season, but that was ruled out when the Italian manager agreed to his contract renewal. And he was also mentioned on several occasions as a possible Paris Saint-Germain coach, but he has a very good reason to reject that opportunity.
On several occasions Zidane claimed to be a fan of Olympique Marseille, PSG’s rivals, and so it is difficult to imagine him working in Paris. But now he may have the opportunity to be the coach of his favorite team. So said Abdullah Saad Abdulaziz Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, who said in an interview with Carré: “I think it’s a good opportunity to invest in France. Marseille or Monaco, these teams are good. I know OM, it’s a good team. I don’t know what’s between Saudi Arabia and Zinedine Zidane regarding Marseille, but everything is possible. Zinedine Zidane is a good coach.”
He wants ‘Kiki’ too
Then Abdullah Saad Abdulaziz Abdulaziz Al Saud was asked about the possibility of Kylian Mbappé joining one of the Pro League clubs and his response shocked everyone: “Of course we want him. Kylian Mbappé is a good player, he is strong and I hope to see him play in Saudi Arabia, in any team in our league. We have Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema. We have a strong league and we will surprise again. More stars will come”.
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