“We have the right to dream”: Emmanuel Macron’s unusual request to Zinedine Zidane

the essential Traveling to Seine-Saint-Denis, the Head of State said he wanted to see Zinédine Zidane return to Ligue 1, “for the influence of France”. Emmanuel Macron wants Zinedine Zidane to “come back” to Ligue 1 “for the influence of France”, declared the head of state on Wednesday on RMC, adding that he had “tremendous admiration” for the former coach of Real Madrid, mentioned to lead Paris SG. \ud83c\udf99 Emmanuel Macron’s call to Zidane exclusively on RMC.\ud83d\udcac “We really want to have in the French championship a sportsman and a talented coach who has been able to bring back three major cups which we covet very much for our clubs.” pic.twitter.com/ahRSIydiff – RMC Sport (@RMCsport) June 8, 2022 See the arrival at PSG of the French technician (49 years old), triple winner of the Champions League on the bench of Real and today free of any contract , would be “great”, declared the President of the Republic in this interview. “I haven’t spoken to Zinédine Zidane, but I have immense admiration for him, the player, the coach,” said Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of a trip to Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint- Denis) on the theme of sport among young people. “We really want to have in the French championship an athlete and a coach of this talent who has been able to bring back three major cups that we covet a lot for our clubs. So I hope, for the influence of France, that he comes back , that he comes to train a big French club. It would be great”, he underlined. “We have the right to dream” “It is important for us that the best we have trained, who have sometimes shone internationally, can come back,” added Emmanuel Macron, a declared supporter of OM, who also mentioned the links between “Zizou” and Marseille, his hometown. “You talked about great coaches, their hearts are in Marseille too, we have the right to dream,” he joked. Speculation around Zidane’s possible arrival at PSG is rife as the Parisian club intends to fundamentally rebuild its sports policy after convincing Kylian Mbappé to extend until 2025, despite Real Madrid’s interest in the striker star. By the way, Emmanuel Macron returned to his exchanges with Mbappé, who said he had appreciated the “good advice” of the head of state when making his decision. “I was able to speak with Kylian Mbappé, but he made his choice in conscience, and he showed it, he is very mature. He is building his career with a great sense of responsibility”, estimated Mr. Macron.