New France head coach ZINEDINE ZIDANE has revealed he turned down multiple job opportunities during the last five years – because he only wanted to take charge of Les Bleus.
ZIDANE was announced as France’s new head coach in a press conference on Monday morning after DIDIER DESCHAMPS resigned from his position.
The World Cup-winning midfielder has not been in a job for five years since leaving his second stint as Real Madrid boss – and was linked to a number of top positions in world football, including Manchester United.
“In the last four or five years, I had offers to join a club and I refused them all for the France national team,” Zidane said in his first press conference as France boss.
“This job is the only job I wanted to do after my career with Real Madrid.”I’ve always seen the France national team in the view of a fan – but also as a future manager. That’s the reason why I didn’t take on a new club team.
