Al – Riyadh Journal Zidane resumes training at Real Madrid

MADRID: Zinedine Zidane will return to the club after Santiago Santari's dismissal, Real Madrid announced on Monday. Zidane resumes training for the club nine months after his departure and a contract to continue until 2022.

"The board of directors has also agreed to appoint Zinedine Zidane as the new technical director of the team," said Real in a statement announcing the dismissal of Solari.

"Zidane will work immediately until the end of the season and for the next three seasons until 2022," the statement added. His use took place after the release of Real from the Champions League and the King of Spain Cup, as well as his departure from the Spanish league.

Real President Florentino Perez met with the board today to discuss the appointment of the club's third coach this season, after Juleen Loptege and Solari.

At the press conference, Zidane said that he had received numerous offers to resume training since leaving Real last summer.

I have received many offers since, but I wanted to stay in Madrid and my first impression when the club president called me was my desire to come back. "

Zidane said: "happy to come back, but it's a big responsibility because a lot of people love this club."

"We won the Champions League last season, but we lost the league early and cup too, and I was in charge when these things happened."

"I know what's wrong last season, but I'm going to do my best to get the team going in the right direction this time, we need to change things, but now we have time to talk There are 11 games left, things are not going well in the league, but I was coaching last season and things were going the same way. "

Asked about the possibility of risking his reputation after agreeing to return to Real, Zidane said: "I do not think so, my heart tells me that I was comfortable and the president m & rsquo; Spoke and wanted to go back and that's what happened, my desire is that I came here. "

Spanish media announced last week that Zidane had declined the offer to return to the club after leaving the last 16 games of the Champions League by Ajax of Amsterdam.