Without a club or national team, Zinédine Zidane was approached to become the coach of Algeria, his country of origin, last January. The French football legend declined the proposal.
Exactly three years after his departure from the Real Madrid bench, will Zinédine Zidane return to action in the coming months at the head of a major European club or a prestigious national team? The three-time Champions League winning coach with the Merengues waited in vain for the departure of Didier Deschamps after the 2022 World Cup, “La Dèche” having extended until the 2026 World Cup.
Latest thunderclap to date: “Zizou” refused to lead Algeria, his country of origin. After the new hiccup from Djamel Belmadi’s Greens, at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Algerian federation dismissed its coach and, according to Football transfer window And The Team, contacted Zinédine Zidane! The 51-year-old native of Marseille declined the invitation, as he had done with the federations of Brazil and the United States in previous years. Too bad, as Africa now has nine places for the next World Cup…
Christophe Dugarry responds to Zinédine Zidane
But could Zinédine Zidane one day take charge of a selection other than the French team? Christophe Dugarry, who found his friend Zinédine during the Chaban-Delmas 100 match, has no information on this subject. “I don’t have the answer, you have to ask him the question. I know he wants to coach the French team, the rest, I am unable to answer you, I don’t know, sorry”, he replied to French Football Weekly. “Zizou” clearly does not mention his preferences to his former footballer friends…
“Duga” will closely follow Deschamps’ French team this summer. He is also at odds with his former captain (he doesn’t really like the football on offer and had strong words during the absence of Karim Benzema). The former striker is M6’s new star consultant and will comment, alongside Xavier Domergue, on certain major Euro 2024 posters, including the France-Netherlands clash during the second day of the group stage, then the potential eighth and quarter-finals of the Blues, as well as the final of the tournament.
