Zinedine Zidane has finally revealed his true feelings about the possibility of managing the France national team.
The former Real Madrid boss has been without a job since leaving the Spanish giants back in May 2021. Since then, he's been linked with various clubs and national teams, however, all interest in his services have been met with rejection.
He also recently rejected a move to Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr despite being offered a reported €150 million (R3 billion) deal over two seasons.
According to reports in his native country, the tactician has never been keen on any other job apart from Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
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After maintaining silence on what his ideal job would be, the 50-year-old has now admitted for the first time that the prospect of managing Les Bleus is "logical".
Speaking to GQ Magazine, Zidane said, "I've often said that when you know the France team as a player and you become a coach, it's just logical to think about it. But now is not the time.
"When I was in Cannes, I wanted to go to Bordeaux. Then I wanted to play at Juve and then Madrid because it was a different and stronger experience each time. We just call it ambition.
"I have always been ambitious and I have always believed in myself. I rush."
He added, "I don't prepare things in general, I do what I feel. As for my first stop in Madrid. I had done two and a half years 'a tope' (thoroughly) as we say in Spanish.
"We had won a lot of things and I really needed to breathe. And then eight months later, after an interval that had been beneficial to me on a personal level, the president called me and I plunged back in immediately. I could have said to myself, 'I did what I did. Why put me back in there? Why take this risk of doing less well?' But I don't calculate all that, I do it instinctively."
Zidane is likely to wait much longer to manage the 2018 FIFA World Cup champions as the reigning coach Didier Deschamps signed a new deal in January this year until July 2026.
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