Even if the departure of Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the season at Real Madrid has not yet been confirmed, the management of the Merengues would be thinking of bringing Zinédine Zidane back to the sidelines. But Xabi Alonso is announced, by some, as the first choice.
The identity of the next Real Madrid coach is debated every day on the set of the show El Chiringuito and some journalists in the Spanish capital can well imagine the return of Zinédine Zidane to the sidelines. And this, while the departure of Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the season is no longer an uncertainty. The Italian Mister is expected by the Brazilian federation but an extension at Casa Blanca is not excluded.
On the other hand, according to journalist Nacho Peña, presenter of D Sports, “ Xabi Alonso will be the first option if Ancelotti does not continue, the second being Zidane and the third Mourinho » ! Xabi Alonso would make a high-quality coach, respected in the capital and tactically ambitious, but he is also considered (at 42) to be too inexperienced as a technician to lead Real, despite his remarkable work with Leverkusen.
The potential presence of José Mourinho in Florentino Pérez’s shortlist seems very ridiculous. The “Special One” seems overwhelmed by events, his visit to Tottenham, filmed by Prime Video cameras, clearly demonstrated this. But the Madrid president, all-powerful at the club, has already failed several times in the choice of his coach, as with Rafa Benitez in 2015 and Julen Lopetegui in 2018.
