Approached by Pablo Longoria to succeed Marcelino, Zinedine Zidane refused the proposal from the president of OM. The Spanish press assures us of this.
It’s one of the biggest fantasies of Marseille supporters. Seeing Zinedine Zidane coach Olympique de Marseille one day has been a dream for many fans of the Marseille club for a long time. A dream that could have come true a few weeks ago, since Pablo Longoria went to knock on the door of the child of Castellane to see if he would not be interested in the coaching position left vacant by Marcelino. Unfortunately for the president of OM, he received a dismissal from “Zizou”.
In any case, this is the story told Mundo Deportivo this Thursday. The Spanish media assured that Zinedine Zidane had been contacted by telephone by the management of Olympique de Marseille. The latter explained her plan to him, but the 1998 world champion refused the proposal, “ not convinced by the project » current OM. According to MD, all hope of one day seeing Zidane coach Marseille is not lost. According to the media, everything could change if Saudi Arabia, which “ has been eyeing the Marseille club for several years“, came to take control of it.
Still waiting
As for Zinedine Zidane, still free since his departure from Real Madrid in May 2021, he is still looking for a new challenge that meets his demands. At the end of the season, Carlo Ancelotti should leave Real to take charge of the Brazilian selection and a new return of “Zizou” to the Merengue bench cannot be completely ruled out, even if the name of Xabi Alonso is regularly mentioned as main option of Florentino Perez.
