Real Madrid have revealed the secret of Zinedine Zidane's sudden departure from the team's preparation camp in Montreal, the death of his older brother Farid Zidane, who is suffering from a chronic illness.

"All the members of the first team in Real Madrid committed themselves to silence in the first minute before training in Montreal to mourn the death of our coach Zinedine Zidane," said the brother of the French coach, who posted a picture of the team standing in a circle. Zidane. "

Zidane left the team's camp on Friday when he learned of his late brother Farid's sick condition and asked his son Luca Zidane, who recently joined Racing Santander on loan, to leave his new club with his family.

According to press reports, the brother of French legend Fred, 54, died Saturday morning after a fight with the disease.

Zidane is expected to return before the friendly against Bayern Munich on June 20 in Houston.