Zinedine Zidane confirmed that his goal is to coach France one day, but his focus remains on his current position with Real Madrid, despite his growing frustration with the constant media speculation about his future at the club.
The president of the French Federation, Noel Lugret, said today, Saturday, in a radio interview, that Zidane would be his first candidate to succeed Didier Deschamps, coach of the roosters.
Zidane spoke to reporters before hosting Valencia on Sunday, and said that he has a strong relationship with Lugritt, but he is not thinking of coaching his country at the present time.
"We will see what happens, but now my focus is on being here. I am a Real Madrid coach and I enjoy every day here, but no one knows what will happen in the future. I have already said that the national team is my goal, but for now I'm here," Zidane said. .
Zidane played 108 matches with France, and was behind his country winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup on its soil.
Zidane carried France's captaincy on the way to the 2006 World Cup final, but was sent off against Italy for headbutt against defender Marco Materazzi, and did not participate in the penalties that smiled at the opponent.
His former colleague Deschamps led France to the World Cup title in 2018, and is linked to a contract until 2022.
"If Didier is gone and I am still here, the first person I pick will be Zidane," Legret said.
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'' We must continue what we are doing now.
We have a good energy and tomorrow's match is worth showing what we are capable of and continuing to grow as a team.
The players are very committed to what we do every week.
We just have to go on because facing tomorrow is very important to us. ''
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Zidane won the Champions League 3 times and the Spanish League twice while he is a Real Madrid coach, but his impressive record has not saved him from speculation about his future with the club.
Real aims to achieve its third successive victory in the league when it faces Valencia, and will receive a boost with the return of Danny Carvajal, Lucas Vasquez and Toni Kroos, but he still has a long list of injured people, such as captain Sergio Ramos and Eden Hazard.