Bordeaux chairman, Jean-Louis Triaud confirmed today, Monday, that the club have been in talks with Real Madrid's assistant coach, Zinedine Zidane to manage the French side next season.

"We have to find a coach. We won't deny there have been talks with Zidane," said Triaud at a press conference to sum up the club's season.

The chairman pointed out that they have informed every coach they have approached of the club's planned transfer budget and project. "If they don't agree to that then we don't even begin negotiations," he said.

He said they want to see "entertaining football" at the club's new stadium which is scheduled to be opened for the 2016 European Championships. Bordeaux's majority shareholder, TV executive Nicolas de Tavernost had already confirmed last week that they had been in contact with Zizou.

Zidane said recently that he was keen to take over a club as first-team coach after a season working under Ancelotti at Real Madrid.