Djibril Cissé has revealed that he turned down an offer from Real Madrid, where he could have played with Zinedine Zidane.
Djibril Cissé wore the French team jersey for nine years, from 2002 to 2011. He played 41 matches and scored 9 goals, participating in the Blues’ two biggest fiascos at the World Cup, in 2002 in South Korea. South and in 2010 in South Africa.
In 2006, Cissé was forced to withdraw from the World Cup in Germany due to a serious leg injury. And in 2004, he was suspended for the Euros due to an altercation with a referee. But despite these disappointments, the ex-Auxerrois has fond memories of his time in EDF, marked in particular by his meeting with Zinedine Zidane, with whom he played for 4 years.
“Zidane, it’s a shock! The first time I met him was before the 2002 World Cup. We were already in South Korea and Zizou, who was playing in the Champions League final, joined us directly there. I was waiting for this moment like a big fan. We were eating and he comes into the room. Suddenly, silence. You feel that the guy is imposing without saying a single word,” he said in the columns of Parisian.
” I regret nothing “
Cisse also had the opportunity to play with the 98 Ballon d’Or at Real Madrid, but he turned down the offer. “He tells me that Real Madrid are interested in me and that he could see himself playing with me in Spain. I told him that, even though I hadn’t signed anything, I had already given Liverpool my word. I don’t regret anything because I don’t know if I would have started in Madrid. But my first big discussion with Zizou was to tell him no! », explained the native of Arles.
