While his name is mentioned with insistence on the Manchester United side, it is very unlikely that the former French world champion will join the Red Devils. At least if we refer to his comments in the past.
Zinedine Zidane does not hide his impatience. Without a club since the end of his adventure at Real Madrid in spring 2021, the former playmaker is starting to find it long. Questioned by Italian television on Monday, on the sidelines of the presentation of a documentary on Marcelo Lipp, the native of Marseille opened the door to a return to Italy. ” Why not ? “, he thus confessed, adding: “Anything can happen, at the moment I’m doing something else but I’m sure I’ll be back on the bench, I’d love to. »
For the moment, it is especially on the side of Bayern Munich and Manchester United that his name is mentioned with the most insistence. In Bavaria, the departure of Thomas Tuchel was announced last week and Bavarian leaders began looking for his successor. However, if some say he is interested, the 1998 Ballon d’Or faces a major obstacle: he does not speak German and does not have sufficient command of English.
“I understand English but I don’t fully master it”
“ Of course, he has to speak a language that we all speak. So it has to be German or English. French is a little ‘lighter’ for me. It is also a criterion, but not an exclusion criterion », Said Bayern sporting director, Max Eberl. And the problem applies to Manchester United, where Jean-Claude Blanc would have made it his priority to succeed Erik ten Hag.
Zinedine Zidane himself had explained in the past that not mastering the language was prohibitive in his eyes. “When people say to me: “Do you want to go to Manchester?” I understand English but I don’t fully master it. I know there are coaches who go to clubs without speaking the language. But I work differently. To win, many elements come into play. , he confided in a long interview with L’Equipe, two years ago. The Red Devils therefore risk having to make up their minds.
