After a disappointing season despite a tenth title of champion of France, the PSG is in full reconstruction. Exit Leonardo or other big contracts like that of Angel Di Maria.
Still in place, coach Mauricio Pochettino knows his days are numbered. To replace him, several names are cited but Parisian fans only have eyes for one: Zinedine Zidane. Free since leaving Real a year ago, the 1998 world champion has still not made a decision about the rest of his career. So is a first experience as a coach in Ligue 1 possible? It is in any case the wish of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron in person.
Asked at the microphone of RMC Sports, Macron, who was able to encourage Kylian Mbappé to extend in the French capital, would like to see the living legend of French football land in the club of Nasser al-Khelaïfi. “I haven’t spoken to Zinédine Zidane, but I have immense admiration for him, the player, the coach, he explained. We really want to have, in the French championship, an athlete and coach of this talent who has been able to bring back three major cups that we covet a lot for our clubs. I wish for the influence of the French championship and for France that he comes to train a big French club. That would be wonderful. It’s my role to say that France is a great nation of sport and football, that there are great audiences who love this sport. It is important for us that the best we have trained, who have sometimes shone internationally, can come back“.
Unless the former midfielder returns… to OM, the heart club of the re-elected president. “I sincerely hope that the next transfer window is preparing well. Who knows, you spoke of great coaches, their hearts are in Marseille too… We have the right to dream! (laughs)”
