Zinedine Zidane Resigns As Manager Of Real Madrid With Immediate Effect

Zinedine Zidane has resigned as the head coach of Spanish giants Real Madrid with immediate effect, as per media reports. The decision came days after the club were beaten to the La Liga title by Atletico Madrid ending their season without silverware.

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano broke the news via Twitter and was picked by several Madrid sports dailies Marca and AS, and the radio station Cadena Ser. According to Romano, the official announcement of his departure would be made “in the next hours/days”.

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A few days ago, Zidane had denied the reports that suggested that he had already told his players that he would be leaving at the end of the season.

“How am I going to tell my players that I am going now? It’s a lie,” he said after a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.

“I focus on this season. There is a game left and we are going to give everything. I only care what happens in this finale.”

But, perhaps tellingly, he added: “The rest, we will see at the end of the season.”

Real Madrid was knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-final and also missed out on the LaLiga title.

 According to Sportsmail,  Zidane would have walked away from the club regardless of whether they secured the title after Zidane sensed for some time that he did not have the backing of the club’s president, Florentino Perez. 

Spanish publication AS, report Zidane has already informed both the club’s directors and the first team squad that he has left the club.

The Frenchman had been in charge of two spells since 2016, and has won three Champions Leagues in the Spanish capital. 

He also guided Madrid to the LaLiga title last season but they were unable to repeat the feat this time around in a trophy-less campaign after struggling with injuries and an ageing squad.

They lost in the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea and were also dumped out of the Copa del Rey at the round of 32 stage.

Zidane is expected to be an immediate target for Juventus or the France national team following his departure from the Bernabeu.

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