As suspected, Zinedine Zidane will not continue as Real Madrid coach next season. According to Diario AS, the French coach told the club and the players on Wednesday that he will not fulfil the final year of his contract.
Zidane has been weighing up his future since the season finished at the weekend and has finally decided to walk away from the club for the second time in his coaching career.
The decision is final, according to the reports, and president Florentino Perez has stepped up negotiations for a replacement.
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