Without a club for more than two years, Zinedine Zidane could soon be the subject of an astronomical offer.
Since his departure from Real Madrid at the end of the 2020-2021 financial year, Zinedine Zidane has not returned to duty. Yet open to a return to the sidelines, he who dreamed of taking over the French team after the 2022 World Cup, the former number 10 of the Blues is struggling to find a challenge that interests him.
According to information from Figaro, Zidane should soon be offered a golden bridge from Saudi Arabia. Indeed, the club of Karim Benzema and N’Golo KantĂ©, Al-Ittihad, has recently separated from its coach Nuno Espirito Santo, who did not resist the bad luck of the reigning Saudi champions. The Portuguese coach is also paying for his stormy relationship with the 2022 Ballon d’Or.
Zidane and Benzema reunited again?
From then on, the leaders of Al-Ittihad are actively looking for a new coach. And still according to the French media, they would have made Zinedine Zidane their top priority. The latter dream of reforming the Benzema-Zidane duo who worked wonders for Madrid a few years ago. And to do this, they would be ready to offer a huge contract to the 98 world champion. It remains to be seen whether this will be enough to convince “Zizou”, who already rejected Saudi approaches last summer.
In the event of Zidane’s refusal, Al-Ittihad would think of JosĂ© Mourinho as plan B. Other names are also mentioned, like that of the Spaniard Julen Lopetegui, free of any contract, Laurent Blanc, also without club since his ouster from Lyon, and finally HervĂ© Renard, currently coach of the French women’s team.
