Zinedine Zidane ‘offered stunning managerial return worth €100m-a-year’ after four years out of work
ZINEDINE ZIDANE has been offered a stunning return to management with a contract offer worth €100million, according to reports.
The claim comes from French outlet L’Equipe, who say the former Real Madrid boss has been offered a mouth-watering one-year deal by Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.
Zidane, 52, has been out of work since leaving his second stint as manager of Real Madrid in 2021, having won three Champions League titles there across two spells.
Saudi giants Al-Hilal have been without a permanent manager since Jorge Jesus left at the start of May.
And the club were willing to give Zidane a one-year deal worth a whopping €100m (£84m).
However, it has since been reported Zidane has TURNED DOWN the offer.
That decision is said to stem from his desire to succeed Didier Deschamps as the manager of the French national team.
Zidane firmly threw his hat in the ring for that gig earlier this week.
The World Cup winner said: “I feel legitimate in the France team.
“[It is] Where I played and spent almost twelve, thirteen or fourteen years as a player.
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“Of course, it’s a dream, I can’t wait.”
Deschamps has announced he will be stepping down from his post as France boss after the 2026 World Cup.
The 56-year-old became France boss in 2012 and has gone on to lead them to winning the 2018 World Cup and 2020/21 Uefa Nations League.
They were also runners-up at Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup.