Hesitating about the position of its future coach, PSG returned to the charge to convince Zinedine Zidane to sit on the bench at the Parc des Princes. The answer has already fallen, and it is negative.
Paris SG has not yet found its coach for next season. The ticket composed by Julian Nagelsmann and Thierry Henry exploded in flight since the French coach will not join the capital club. The former Bayern Munich coach is still on the list, but his arrival alone at the controls of such a fighter plane does not convince everyone in Paris. Several profiles are thus always studied. If we can say that José Mourinho is no longer on the top of the pile, so much so that he could extend with AS Roma, other names are still there like Luis Enrique, free to commit and followed by several European formations, or Thiago Motta, who is still considered a quality plan B by the Parisian leaders.
Qatar still dreams of Zizou
But on the side of Doha, and the opinion of the owners is always very important, the dream of getting Zinedine Zidane is still alive. His name was revived recently, when the trail leading to José Mourinho died out. Present in Paris for the ELA association of which he is an ambassador, the 1998 world champion was indeed questioned on this subject by a very curious child, before getting away with a pirouette.
See this post on Instagram
PSG does not let go, and obviously does not take “no” as an answer. At the end of 2021, a meeting had taken place in Paris with Leonardo to offer him the position of trainer, but the refusal had been explained by his desire to occupy the post of coach following Didier Deschamps, in the event of departure from this last after the 2022 World Cup. According to Le Parisien, Zidane was offered the job for the second time in recent days, and his response was the same. Without being able to give the excuse of dreaming of the France team, Zizou let it be known that he was not interested.
The timing was perfect, Zidane says no again
A response that should calm PSG for a while, which saw itself putting a prestigious coach to lead a team where Kylian Mbappé is at the head of the gondola. But we have to believe that the French technician has other plans, and is in no hurry to find a project. His name is whispered at Juventus Turin or Real Madrid, but the Italian club will confirm Max Allegri, and Carlo Ancelotti is very far from leaving the Spanish capital. Zidane’s plan for the rest of his career remains a mystery, but one thing is certain according to Le Parisien, his desire to train PSG is close to zero, when all the conditions were met to do so. Free of any contract, the former French international arrived with the possibility of leaving on a blank page and significant financial means with high objectives. You have to believe that it is the prospect of living and training in Paris that does not make “ZZ” dream.
