The Real Madrid players group has little faith that Zinedine Zidane will still be the trainer for the group next season, so know Goal Thursday to report. Various sources within the club have confirmed that the French coach appears tired and disappointed with the course of events this season. The many injuries and the failure to attract new players are said to be at the root of this.
Goal emphasizes that Zidane feels comfortable during training sessions and is satisfied with the facilities around the club, but that he cannot live with the strict corona protocols, which, among other things, make it impossible to shower at Valdebebas sports park, where Real’s squad are finishes workouts. The fact that the players group has no confidence in a future with the former footballer came to light months ago and is not directly related to the elimination in the semi-final of the Champions League against Chelsea (2-0) on Wednesday evening.
The Real board would also have doubts about Zidane staying on. The coach’s contract expires in the summer of 2022, although President Florentino Pérez would not fire him prematurely. The club does take into account that Zidane himself could throw in the towel, as he did in 2018. At the time, Zidane managed to seize the Champions League with Real three years in a row, making it the first Frenchman to play the cup with the big ears managed to win. He was also the first coach to win the award in three consecutive seasons.
In the event of Zidane’s departure, Raúl González Blanco will be the main candidate to take over his duties. The coach of the reserves team managed to win the Youth League with his team and has a similar profile to Zidane. Raúl, who wore the Real shirt for 16 seasons as a player and won a series of awards during that period, is very popular with the superpower, both internally and the supporters. In 2018, three years after his career ended, Raúl returned to Real as a youth coach. The technical management appointed the former top scorer as head coach of Real Madrid Castilla a year later.
Pérez also maintains a good relationship with Joachim Löw, who has announced that he will stop as German national coach after the upcoming European Championship. In addition, the name of Massimiliano Allegri is frequently mentioned. Allegri announced in May 2019 that he would stop as coach of Juventus and was succeeded in Turin by Maurizio Sarri. Since then he has been without a club. Should Real succeed in bringing Kylian Mbappé to Madrid, it will increase the chances of a longer stay for Zidane.
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