Spanish football club, Real Madrid have confirmed the
re-appointment of Zinedine Zidane as their manager until 2022, ending Jose
Mourinho speculations.
The appointment comes nine months after he walked away
following his third successive Champions League trophy with Real Madrid.
The club had to dismiss Santiago Solari after a run of poor
results to pave way for the French football legend.
According to Mail Online Sport, Real Madrid president
Florentino Perez asked Zidane to come back after Madrid crashed out of the
Champions League against Ajax while also planning to bring back Mourinho, if
the French man doesn't agree to come back to the club.
In a statement, the club said: 'The Board of Directors of
Real Madrid, meeting today, Monday, March 11, 2019, has decided to terminate
the contract that linked Santiago Solari with the club as coach of the first
team and, at the same time, Real Madrid has offered to continue belonging to
the club.
'Real Madrid appreciates the work done by Santiago Solari
and the commitment and loyalty he has always shown to this house.
'The Board of Directors has also agreed the appointment of
Zinedine Zidane as the new coach of Real Madrid with immediate incorporation
for the remainder of the season and the next three, until June 30, 2022.
'The president of Real Madrid will appear today with
Zinedine Zidane before the media at 8:00 pm in the press room of the Santiago
Bernabeu stadium.'
