Zinedine Zidane speaks out over Real Madrid future following Bilbao win

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has, on Sunday, spoken out, amid the widespread speculation surrounding his future.

Nacho on target

Los Blancos were of course back in action a short time ago.

The capital giants made the trip to the Basque country, for an absolutely crucial La Liga showdown with Athletic Bilbao.

Ahead of kick-off at the San Mames, Real sat just two points adrift of city rivals Atletico at the Spanish top-flight summit.

In turn, Zidane and co. were ahead of kick-off that nothing but a victory would suffice, in their efforts to keep alive the club’s hopes of securing a 2nd-straight league title.

And, when all was said and done, secure all three points is precisely what Los Merengues managed.

A solitary finish from surprise hero Nacho Fernandez, a little over twenty minutes from time, saw Real keep the pressure on Atleti, who also got the better of Osasuna at the Wanda Metropolitano:

Real Madrid have scored! 🚨

Nacho didn’t know anything about it, but what a monumental goal that could prove to be 👀

Benzema was in an offside position, but must have been deemed not to be interfering as the goal stood after a VAR review 🤷 pic.twitter.com/v1NsY9zhfe

— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) May 16, 2021

‘Not said anything’

it was not the club’s efforts on the pitch, however, which went on to take centre stage in the post-match media chatter at the San Mames.

Instead, it was the future of Real boss Zinedine Zidane.

Just last night, it was widely reported that Los Blancos’ long-time boss had informed of the club’s stars of his decision to step down in the summer:

🚨 Zinedine Zidane has told his players that he will LEAVE Real Madrid at the end of the season, Goal can confirm. pic.twitter.com/QcNsCMr8Ld

— Goal (@goal) May 15, 2021

24 hours on, though, ‘Zizou’ has moved to put to bed such claims.

Speaking during a post-match interview, the French tactician confirmed that he has not yet spoken to Real’s squad about his future, with the club’s focus remaining on matters on the pitch:

Zinedine Zidane: “How can I tell my players that I’m leaving the club at this stage of the season? I’ve not said anything to my players about my future”. ⚪️ #RealMadrid

Florentino is waiting for Zidane ‘official’ decision too, while Real contacted other managers to be prepared.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 16, 2021

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