"Real", the team from Madrid, had long ago decided to dismiss coach Rafael Benitez and intensively searched for high-level strategists who could replace the disappointed Spaniard.
BBC reports that the royal team had called the Munich's "Bayern" victories' blacksmith Josep Guardiola and tried to convince him to move to the "La Liga" team in the middle of the season.
"In recent weeks, 'Real' invited the Bundesliga champions' coach to take Benitez's place. Something is definitely wrong with the Madrid team if they even contacted one of the biggest 'anti-madridista' J. Guardiola," - journalist Graham Hunter said.
According to the press, by appointing Zinedine Zidane as coach, the team's president Florentino Perez hopes that he will succeed as he did before with Barcelona, as mentioned by J. Guardiola.
