Zinedine Zidane, who celebrated his fiftieth birthday on Thursday, confirmed that he dreams of “one day” coaching the French national football team, given that “now is not the time” to manage Paris Saint-Germain, not ruling out the possibility of coaching. Parisian club in the future.
In a lengthy interview with L’Equipe, which was held in early May but published on Thursday on the occasion of his birthday, his career as a player and coach, the former France international talks about his moments and his plans for the future. emphasizing that rooster training is “the most beautiful thing possible”.
“Of course I would like that,” says the 1998 world champion. “I hope to be (coach) one day. When? It’s not up to me. But I want to get back to where I started with the French National Team.”
“This is the pinnacle. Having lived through this and now I am a coach, France is firmly rooted in my head, ”adds the former captain of his country.
The 2000 European champions will have to wait at least until the end of this year’s scheduled World Cup in Qatar (November 21 to December 18), as current coach Didier Deschamps’ contract expires at the end of 2022, with the option to expand on the spot.
Zizou hints, “Today there is a team that exists and has goals. But if I get a chance after that, I’ll be there.”
Having led Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League titles as a manager between 2016 and 2018, and in 2002 he won the continental title, Zidane is looking for a new challenge and confirms he wants to “keep training”.
And if he believes that “now is not the time” to coach Paris Saint-Germain, knowing that Qatari club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi himself ruled it out in the press on Tuesday, Marcel’s son does not rule out one day he got out of control of the capital club. first rival Olympique de Marseille.
The former Juventus player said: “You should not say that you will never do something, especially when you are a manager. But the issue is debatable. Now is definitely not the time.”
For ten years, Zidane, who runs his own business at the Z5 Sports Complex with his family, sees himself at the head of a “structure or institution.”
“Why shouldn’t I be in a project where I am the leader? All possibilities are open, ”he explains, not excluding that he may one day lead the club.
