Zinedine Zidane states he will certainly “certainly” return to mentoring and intends to trainer the France nationwide team.
Zidane has actually not been associated with professional football since leaving Real Madrid at the end of the 2020 – 21 season.
Throughout his time in Madrid, he led the club to three consecutive Champions League triumphes in between 2016 and 2018, likewise raising two UEFA Super Cups, 2 FIFA Club World Cups and two LaLiga titles.
He left Madrid in 2018 but returned a year later on momentarily spell.
Zidane won 172 of his 263 games in all competitors throughout both spells at Madrid, with his side scoring 596 goals throughout that time.
Didier Deschamps is leaving his role as France’s head train following the 2026 Globe Cup, with his successor still to be called, and the previous Madrid and Juventus midfielder is among the favourites to change him in the dugout.
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Zidane has declined other roles in the last four years, including a position as the United States head train and at Bayern Munich, yet while he is eager to be a coach once again, he is not yet certain where his following job will certainly be.
“I will definitely return,” Zidane stated at the Celebration dello Sport.
And when asked if Juventus can ever be a feasible alternative for his coaching return, he replied: “I don’t understand.
“It hasn’t happened in the past; I made other options. Juve is always close to my heart. They gave me so much when I first got there.
“In terms of the future, I don’t recognize. My feeling is that I wish to be able to trainer the national team in the future, even though I do not indicate now. I want to one day, however we’ll see.”