French coach Zinedine Zidane is close to returning to training soon after several years away.
Zidane wanted to coach France after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but the French Football Federation decided to extend Didier Deschamps’ contract.
Zinedine Zidane is close to taking over the German national team
According to German newspaper Bild, Zidane is a strong candidate to take over the German national team after Hansi Flick was sacked today due to poor recent results.
Yesterday the German national team suffered a serious defeat with a score of 4:1 in a friendly match against Japan.
The newspaper emphasized that Louis van Gaal, who left the Dutch national team after its elimination from the World Cup, and Nagelsmann are also candidates for the post of Germany coach in the near future.
The president of the German Football Association, in an official statement about Flick’s dismissal, said: “Federation officials agreed that the national team needed a change after disappointing results in the last period.”
The statement continued: “For me, this is one of the most difficult decisions I have made during my tenure because I value Flick and his assistants, but sporting success is the federation’s top priority, so the decision was inevitable. »
The German federation stressed: “We will try to sign Flick’s successor as soon as possible.”