The former playmaker doesn’t just shine on the pitch. He is also comfortable in business as evidenced by his impressive fortune.
Zinedine Zidane himself is starting to find it long. It has now been almost three years since the Marseillais has been without a club. After slamming the door of Real Madrid in the spring of 2021, the former number 10 of the Blues imagined himself succeeding Didier Deschamps at the head of the France team after the 2022 World Cup but his former teammate finally decided to pile up again, upsetting Zizou’s plans.
The 1998 Ballon d’Or is not inactive, however. This February 16 marks the first anniversary of his collaboration with Alpine, of which he became the ambassador last winter. “He is an example of what we must embody as a company: tenacity, talent, meritocracy and commitment,” praised Laurent Rossi, CEO Alpine. And to secure the services of the former playmaker, the French team did not spare money by offering him a salary of 3.5 million euros annually over four years.
Even away from the field, his income is numerous for Zinedine Zidane. Despite his retirement, he is still one of the ambassadors of the Adidas brand with whom he signed a lifetime contract, which would bring him nearly 3 million euros each year. But the three-band equipment manufacturer is not the only brand to have secured the services of the Marseille native. The Frenchman, formerly the face of Danone and Orange, is also linked to Mont-Blanc and has also lent his image to EA Sports.
Investments that pay off big
But Zinedine Zidane also has a sense of investment. This is demonstrated by the 8 million spent in 2004 to acquire an Ephad, in the Var, at Cap Sicié, and would earn him an annual income of some 500,000 euros per year.
Likewise, once he retired, he started with his family the creation of sports centers, the Z5, with five-a-side football fields but also padel, his new passion. And there too, success is there.
Finally, his 43 million subscribers on Instagram provide him with good income from each sponsored post. According to specialists, these publications would sell for around 200,000 euros.
In the end, according to Capital, the fortune of Zinedine Zidane, who was once the most expensive player on the planet and could also boast the highest salary, would amount to more than 200 million euros and should continue to grow in view of its investments.
