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Reasons why Zinedine Zidane declined the Man United job have previously been disclosed

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December 13, 2023

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Reasons why Zinedine Zidane declined the Man United job have previously been disclosed

Though he is unlikely to accept the position, Zinedine Zidane is one of the candidates being considered to succeed Erik ten Hag should Manchester United decide to fire the under pressure Dutchman.

Although this was well before the pressure started to mount on Erik ten Hag, Zinedine Zidane had already declared himself incapable of accepting the Manchester United job.

Under Ten Hag, United has had a terrible season. They have lost five of their first ten Premier League games, both of their initial Champions League games, and Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup loss against Newcastle.

That has led to club chiefs drawing up a shortlist of potential replacements for the Dutchman, with Zidane one of the leading names in contention… The Frenchman is still out of a job despite enjoying a hugely successful spell at La Liga giants Real Madrid.

He won three Champions Leagues and two La Liga titles at Los Blancos, though is yet to return to management since leaving the Bernabeu in 2021. Despite that, it would appear unlikely that he would take up the chance to take charge of United.

“Do I want to go to Manchester? I understand English, but I don’t master it completely. I know that there are coaches who go to clubs without speaking the language, but I work in a different way,” he told Marca last year.

“Many elements come into play to win, it is a global context. I know what I need to win. When I was a player I could choose and go to almost all the clubs. As a coach, there are not fifty clubs I can go to.

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