Zinédine Zidane is on the departure of Real Madrid, announces the Spanish press – Pressinphoto // SIPA
Zinédine Zidane announced to Real Madrid and his players on Wednesday that he was leaving his coaching post, two Spanish media said on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. “The decision is final and the French coach communicated it this Wednesday to the leaders of the club and to the team”, writes on his website
the sports daily As, under the title “Zidane leaves Real”, without specifying his sources.
Marca, the other big sports newspaper based in the Spanish capital, headlines in the same direction based on information revealed by the Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on his Twitter account, who wrote: “Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane will all publish two an official statement in the coming hours / days to announce that they are going their separate ways. Zidane leaves 100% ”.
“Zinédine Zidane will no longer be the coach of Real Madrid,” also advances Cadena Ser radio on its site. The French, under contract until June 30, 2022 but announced on the departure by the Spanish press for some time, had indicated on Saturday evening that he would discuss with Real about his future in the “next days”.
His team surrendered their Spanish league crown to Atlético Madrid, and Real haven’t won any trophies this season. The 1998 world champion and 2000 European champion had a first experience of two and a half seasons crowned with success (January 2016-May 2018) with in particular the treble in the Champions League, and a successful return in March 2019 with the titles gleaned in La Liga and the Spanish Supercup in 2020. On May 31, 2018, he announced his departure from Real five days after the third consecutive coronation gleaned in the Champions League, a feat previously unseen.