

Saturday, 24th March, 2012

Legendary former France star Zinedine Zidane has revealed that it will only be a matter of time until he slips into the dugout as a coach.

Zidane currently works at Real Madrid as the Spanish club’s sporting director, but has long been tipped to become more involved with the game on the pitch by contributing as a coach.

And the former Juventus star has admitted that he is already thinking quite seriously about entering the pressure cooker of management as he seeks to continue to learn about the game he loves.



"Sooner or later I will get closer to the pitch", Zidane told radio station France Info.

"I will want to transmit my experience. I won’t invent something new, but that is what I know best and what I can do best."

However, the 39-year-old Zidane is determined to wait until the time is right, insisting he is not in a great rush to jump into a managerial post.

"But I have time. I am not in any hurry.

"I don’t have personal ambition, only the wish to learn things and that is the direction I want to take in order to develop.

"It is a natural development."

Zidane hung up his boots in 2006, ending a glittering career which had included spells with Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid.

The attacking midfielder led France to the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, picked up two Serie A titles, one La Liga title and one Champions League in addition to a whole host of individual accolades, including three FIFA World Player of the Year awards in a sparkling playing stint.

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