Zidane’s pre-agreement with France that didn’t work out

The statements last night by the president of French Federation, Le Graet, on Radio Monte Carlo about Zidane which caused many reactions, even from the French government itself, forcing them to apologize this Monday.

Not just because of the disdain when he talks about the former Real Madrid coach about how he “gives a damn, let him go where he wants!” in reference to his possible future in Brazil or that he “wouldn’t have picked up the phone” if he had called him in the days before Didier Deschamps’ confirmation of the position as coach until 2026.

It is surprising because, as we already published in Mundo Deportivo on November 21 and we reconfirmed, there was a preliminary agreement between French Federation and himself Zidane to lead from this month of January of the French team. An agreement that is conditional on what will happen in the future of Didier Deschamps and its clause in the event of reaching the semifinals of the World Cup, because it happened. Last Saturday the continuation of Deschamps until next time world of 2026.

A venture that Zidane will not undertake alone, but it is expected that some of his closest assistants will accompany him on his journey to the bench of Real Madrid. Starting with his assistant and right hand david betoniwho even came to take the reins of the white bank when Zidane is affected by the coronavirus.

So, as this newspaper has learned, the traveling companion has also agreed to the terms of his contract as an assistant to the national team. Emoluments lower than what he was receiving during his time at Real Madrid where they are more than six hundred thousand euros per year. A Zidane that, aware of the situation, he preferred not to attend and declined the invitation made by the French Football Federation to attend the final of the last World Cup in Qatar against Argentina. To avoid being the focus of attention in an important event for his country because of the possibility of winning his second consecutive World Cup.

Let’s not forget that on October 25 of last year, Zidane himself admitted, on the occasion of the inauguration of a statue in the Grevin Museum, that his return to the bench was imminent.

The last public appearance of Zidane It was on October 22 on the occasion of the delivery of golden ball where he himself was in charge of giving it Karim Benzema Zidane He has not sat on a bench since May 2021 when he took charge of his final league match at the white club in his second spell at the helm of Real Madrid.