According to Cadena SER, Zinédine Zidane is in pole position to succeed Carlo Ancelotti on the Real Madrid bench (if the Italian technician decides to extend despite his agreement with the Brazilian federation).
Before the return of the Kylian Mbappé soap opera to Real Madrid, which will inevitably come back on the table since the captain of the France team is at the end of his contract at PSG next June, the Casa Blanca is agitated by the rumors around Carlo Ancelotti . The vagueness is total. If the Brazilian press assures that the Italian coach has already given his agreement to become the Auriverde coach, the Madrid press has been talking about a possible extension recently.
This Wednesday, it is Cadena SER, one of the most listened to general radio stations in Spain, which affirms that Real Madrid will offer a new contract (one year plus an optional second) to the “Mister”. On the other hand, in the event of Ancelotti’s departure at the end of the season, Zinédine Zidane is “ the favourite » from President Florentino Pérez, who considers the arrival of Xabi Alonso, a 45-year-old strategist requested by some of his advisers from the Merengue staff, to be a little premature.
“Zizou” is well on his way back to Real, having won two Spanish championship titles and three consecutive Champions Leagues (2016, 2017 and 2018) during his two stints on the Madrid bench from 2016 to 2021 The Ballon d’Or 98 waited in vain for the position of coach of the France team in 2022 but Didier Deschamps finally extended it until the 2026 World Cup. It would therefore be Real Madrid or nothing for Zidane.
