French say Zidane refused to guide Portugal national team

Zinedine Zidane has learned that the job of France coach will not be his in the near future. Didier Deschamps renewed his contract with the French federation and thwarted the former Real Madrid's plans for the future.

Zidane reportedly turned down a series of club proposals to wait for the place in the Gallic national team, which he wanted for years. L'Équipe advances on Saturday that the former player also turned down some selections, including the Portuguese one.

After the departure of Fernando Santos, Zidane will have been considered as an option for the position. Zidane has no experience as a coach, but the curriculum built at Real Madrid will have caught the attention of Portugal and even Brazil. According to the same source, the two selections heard no from the Frenchman. Zidane will have refused to coach any team other than France.