MADRID – Zinedine Zidane stated that the creation of the new European Super League is a “matter for the president” of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, and did not want to express his views on it.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s game against Cádiz, the French coach insisted that his only concern is getting the three points at the Ramón de Carranza Stadium to try and keep fighting for the league title.
“That’s the President’s business. I’m here to talk about the party, not to talk about other things. The rest is not my job, you already know me,” said Zidane, who also didn’t want to get wet. the new format.
‘I’m not going to give you my opinion. Maybe you say I don’t get wet and that’s true because what I like is training. ‘
Real Madrid has led the European football uprising by winning the Super League against the current Champions League format. In fact, Florentino Pérez himself is the first president of the Super League.
Faced with the war of communication between the highest bodies of European football, the white president himself ruled out in the “El Chiringuito” program that UEFA could remove the teams that make up the Super League from the Champions League.
Zidane was also asked about this possibility, but made it clear that neither he nor his players are too concerned about this issue.
“We don’t talk about it in the locker room,” said the Frenchman.
Florentino Pérez also admitted to being “calm” about a hypothetical signing of Kylian Mbappé and Zidane, questioned about it, he replied with a laugh: “If the president says so … I only think of the Cádiz party, it’s the truth. “
The white coach has not yet recovered Toni Kroos for the game against Cádiz, but announced that Dani Carvajal, injured since February, is now available. Nacho and Casemiro also return after serving out a series of warnings against Getafe. The good news is that Raphael Varane has already recovered from COVID-19 and can travel to the south of Andalusia.
Regarding Eden Hazard, the coach admitted that “he is not here to play,” but also noted that his return depends on the feelings the player himself has.
“If Hazard isn’t there, it’s because he’s not 100.” Most importantly, when he comes back, he is doing well and we are going little by little. Eden doesn’t feel the same and you have to be very careful. The French .
Likewise, Zidane stressed that despite the draw against Getafe, “there is life” and that they “will fight for everything” in both La Liga and the Champions League. In connection with this, the French coach said he continues with his feet on the ground, remembering that not long ago many asked for his head.
“It was said that if it was on the street, the players were worth nothing. I just guarantee we’re going to fight, I don’t know if we’re going to win or not, the most important thing is the strength we’re going to put into it. We are encouraged by competition. It can be done, it is what we want. If you play to the limit, you can do more ”, the Real Madrid coach concluded.