Le Parisien newspaper reported that Zinedine Zidane is about to return to work after 4 years of leaving Real Madrid. This time, it is likely that the former French football player will lead a national team instead of a club.
Zidane has achieved a lot of success both as a coach and a player
According to Le Parisien, the French national team could very well be the next stop for Zizou. For many years, Les Bleus has been steered by captain Didier Deschamps. Recently, Coach Deschamps confirmed that he will not renew his contract with the French Football Federation.
That also means that this strategist will leave his position as coach of the French national team after the 2026 World Cup. Since taking over the French national team in 2012, coach Deschamps has achieved a lot of success with the blue team. Along with Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) and Mario Zagallo (Brazil), he is one of three rare people to win the World Cup championship both as a coach and a player.
Coach Zidane helped Real win the Champions League for three consecutive seasons
For his part, coach Zidane – who is Deschamps’s former teammate in the French national team – has also led Real Madrid to win the Champions League three times. In addition, he also won the most prestigious club tournament in Europe once with Real Madrid when he was still playing.
Notably, just last month, Marca newspaper confirmed that coach Zidane would only return to coaching if he received an offer from Real Madrid or the French Football Federation. With Los Blancos currently doing very well under coach Carlo Ancelotti, and the French team about to part ways with Deschamps, it is understandable that Zizou is considered a bright candidate to be the next coach of the 2018 World Cup champion.