Zinedine Zidane, the former Real Madrid manager who suddenly resigned from work has been reportedly linked with managing the Qatar national team on a £50 million-a-year deal.
Zidane resigned days after leading the Spanish side to their third successive European crown.
It is rumoured that he would be offered around 120,000-a-day by the Qatar Football Association to shelve his planned sabbatical from football.
According to influential Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, ‘Zizou’ will be offered a four-year deal by the Qatar Football Association to leave him £176 million richer by 2022.
Qatar is set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance at the tournament, so have already qualified automatically. Despite their lucrative offer, it is believed Zidane has a host of other offers on the table
Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian businessman, took to Twitter to speculate that Zinedine Zidane will take charge of the Qatar national team for the next four years for a jaw-dropping salary.
In a press conference announcing his departure, both Florentino Perez and Zidane himself hinted at the likelihood of a year out from managing, much like Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique did. Nevertheless, rumours have begun to circulate about other possible destinations.
The Frenchman’s title-winning legacy puts him in the running for any of Europe’s top managerial jobs, however, according to Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris, Zidane could be heading to Qatar.
According to Sawiris, Zizou could sign a four-year deal with the national side, meaning he’d guide them to the 2022 World Cup on a salary of €50million a year – an exorbitant sum.
Other sides that Zidane has been linked with include Juventus and the French national team, tipped to be Didier Deschamps’ successor.
Zinedine Zidane left Real Madrid fans, players and even the president dumbfounded when he confirmed he would be leaving the club as head coach.
The former France star has won nine trophies in less than three seasons in charge, including an unprecedented three Champions Leagues in a row, the latest secured just five days ago against Liverpool in Kiev.
Florentino Perez said on Thursday he would have preferred Zidane to be by his side “forever” and expressed his hope the 45-year-old will return to the club in the future.
For now, though, Perez is once again tasked with finding a replacement head coach. Here are just five of the biggest names who could take over at the Santiago Bernabeu, and their chances of doing so in the coming weeks…
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