photo: Associated Press / Alamy I Sipa US / Alamy In the photo: Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo
Will Zidane coach Ronaldo again?
Al-Nassr did not start the 2024/2025 season as planned. In the final of the domestic Super Cup, the team Cristiano Ronaldo lost to Al-Hilal 1-4. They also had a false start in the league games, only drawing with the weaker Al-Raed. The mood in the club is not the best, because this start does not indicate that they will manage to reach the championship title this time. There is already talk of potential changes on the coaching bench. Luis Castro’s position is not particularly strong, although no binding decisions have been made yet. There is unofficial talk in the offices of trying to acquire a real coaching star who will be able to lead the players to triumph in the league games.
“Marca” reports that the candidate for the new coach of Al-Nassr is Zinedine Zidane. This option is due to the will of Ronaldo himself, who advises the club’s management to try to convince the Frenchman to sign a contract. The Portuguese dreams of working with the coach again, with whom he Real Madrid won the most important trophies.
Zidane is once again linked with a job in Saudi Arabia. Al-Nassr has not approached him so far, and one of the arguments that could convince him is precisely the cooperation with Ronaldo. The Frenchman has been unemployed as a coach since 2021, when he said goodbye to Real Madrid. It is believed that his dream position is the Tricolour national team. In addition, it is expected that he will sit on the bench of the Royals one day.
