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I’m out of here: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane drops bombshell by quitting Spanish giants

Just days after winning the Champions League final against Liverpool, the French boss says he wants to leave at the top and has no other club lined up

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Real Madrid coachc Zinedine Zidane looks on after a press conference to announce his resignation in Madrid. Photo: AFP

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane dropped a bombshell Thursday, quitting the Spanish giants just days after winning the Champions League for a record third year in a row.

The 45-year-old former international decided to quit at the top saying that it was time for a change for himself and the club and admitting he was unsure of his ability to maintain his winning record at Real.

But he said that no other club was involved in his decision to part ways with Real and although experts have linked him to the French national team coaching job, Zidane insisted he is eyeing no other position at this time.

“I have taken the decision to not continue next year as Real Madrid coach,” the Frenchman told a hastily convened press conference.

“This club deserves to continue to win and needs a change” he said, adding that he believed the “moment has come.”

Zinedine Zidane poses with the trophy after Real Madrid won the Uefa Champions League final. Photo: AFP
Zinedine Zidane poses with the trophy after Real Madrid won the Uefa Champions League final. Photo: AFP

“After three years the club needs another discourse, another method of working,” he added

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