Born in Marseille where he spent his entire childhood, Zinedine Zidane nevertheless has the particularity of never having worn the OM jersey. His transfer to the Marseille club could also have been done in 1992 as confirmed by Zidane, who ultimately preferred to sign for the Girondins de Bordeaux at that time.
In a wide interview given to THE TEAM in June 2022 to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Zinedine Zidane had retraced the entire thread of his playing career, and in particular the summer of 1992 when he left his training club, theAS Cannes. L‘About was notably positioned to transfer Zidane and offer him his very first professional contract, but the playmaker ultimately favored the Girondins of Bodeaux despite his love and special bond with theABOUT.
OM wanted to sign Zidane
« Could I have signed for OM as a player? In 1992, when I went to Bordeaux. OM was on me. I also had this possibility. But we go to the Girondins of Rolland Courbis, who also took Éric Guérit and Jean-François Daniel from AS Cannes », revealed Zinedine Zidane. Moreover, despite his identity as a Marseillais, he does not completely close the door to the possibility of coming to coach one day… the PSG !
“PSG? Never say never”
« Coach PSG? You should never say never. Especially when you’re a coach today. But the question is moot. This is absolutely not current. When I was a player, I had the choice, almost every club. Coach, there aren’t fifty clubs I can go to. There are two or three possibilities. This is the current reality. Coach, we have much less choice than player. If I go back to a club, it’s to win. I say this with all modesty. That’s why I can’t go anywhere. For other reasons, too, I might not be able to go everywhere », continues Zinedine Zidane.
