Following Zinedine Zidane's recent comments about an imminent return to football management, his compatriot and former teammate Thierry Henry has revealed where he thinks the French tactician will end up next.
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Zidane has been out of management for more than a year now, but his return to the dugout will come sooner rather than later, or at least that is what the 1998 Ballon d'Or winner has stated.
The former playmaker established himself as one of the best head coaches in world football almost soon as he arrived on the scene. During his two stints as Real Madrid boss, Zidane won a historic three successive UEFA Champions League titles as well as two LaLiga trophies, and continues to be linked with many of Europe's biggest clubs as a result.
A team the 50-year-old has recently been tipped to take charge of is his former club Juventus. The Italian giants currently find themselves in a tumultuous period in their history, having been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the group stage and languishing in eighth place in Serie A, and the pressure on current manager Massimiliano Allegri is mounting every matchweek.
However, Henry thinks the man they call "Zizou" has other plans and is unlikely to take the job with the Bianconeri.
"I'm not going to go there, I think he is waiting for the [France] national team," the Arsenal legend said on a CBS Sport broadcast.
"So I'm not going to go there. I don't think he will go there [Juventus]. I think he is waiting for one thing and one thing only, and that's the national team.
"You won three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid, why are you going to bother with other clubs when you can have the national team? I wouldn't."
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Henry was then asked if he knew if the Les Bleus head coaching position would be open once the FIFA World Cup is over.
"I don't actually know, but Zizou has been waiting," he answered.
"He's been linked with a lot of clubs and it never happened. I don't think Zizou would want to do it, I can see him waiting for the national team and it makes total sense."
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