Spanish professional football club Real Madrid has appointed a new manager in replacement of Santiago Solari.
Recall that the players had threatened to leave the team if Jose Mourinho is appointed the manager.
This appointment, which is set to last until 2022, dropped down Jose Mourinho’s speculations to manage the team.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez asked Zidane to come back after Madrid crashed out of the Champions League against Ajax while also planning to bring back Mourinho, if the French man doesn’t agree to come back to the club.
In a statement, the club said: ‘The Board of Directors of Real Madrid, meeting today, Monday, March 11, 2019, has decided to terminate the contract that linked Santiago Solari with the club as coach of the first team and, at the same time, Real Madrid has offered to continue belonging to the club.
‘Real Madrid appreciates the work done by Santiago Solari and the commitment and loyalty he has always shown to this house.
‘The Board of Directors has also agreed the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as the new coach of Real Madrid with immediate incorporation for the remainder of the season and the next three, until June 30, 2022.
‘The president of Real Madrid will appear today with Zinedine Zidane before the media at 8:00 pm in the press room of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.’
