Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane played down reports linking him with an exit from the club following his side’s 1-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday (May 16).
The win means Real goes into the final day of the season still in the title race, two points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid who have 83.
Zidane’s side host Villarreal next Sunday (May 23) on the final day of the season and the Frenchman insisted that is the only thing he and the team are focusing on.
Some local media reports earlier in the week suggested he has already told the players he is leaving the club at the end of the season – something he denied.
“How could I tell the players I’m leaving now? No. It’s a lie, all the same. I’m concentrated on this season. We’ve still got a match and we’re going to give it our all,” Zidane said.
Zidane is in his second spell at Real, having won three consecutive Champions League titles in his first between 2016 and 2018.
He returned a year later after Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari were both fired by president Florentino Perez, and lifted the La Liga title for the second time as a coach in the 2019-20 season.
However, should he end this season without silverware then his position might come under threat.
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