Premier League giants offer to make Real Madrid icon Zinedine Zidane the highest-paid coach in world football: Reports

According to El Nacional, Premier League giants Chelsea are offering to make Real Madrid icon Zinedine Zidane the highest-paid coach in world football.

💸⚽ El Chelsea li hauria ofert 50 milions d'euros bruts a Zidane elnacional.cat/ca/esports/zid…

This comes as the current Chelsea coach, Graham Potter, is facing a poor run in the English Premier League. Potter's job at Stamford Bridge is reportedly in jeopardy.

Zidane left Real Madrid in 2021 after growing differences with the board. Since then, he has been approached by several top clubs and national teams - including Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), who offered him the job after sacking Mauricio Pochettino.

Zidane rejected the offer as he desired to become the manager of the French national team. However, current manager Didier Deschamps is set to continue after leading the team to their second consecutive finals in the 2022 edition of the World Cup.

The Brazilian national team also approached Zidane after Tite resigned post their World Cup debacle, but it's unclear why the Frenchman rejected the offer. He also recently put down a request from the United States to become their national team manager.

Zinedine Zidane has rejected an offer to become manager of the USMNT 🇺🇸

If Chelsea's reported offer is true, it would be a major coup for the club, as Zidane is one of the world's most successful and respected coaches. He led Real Madrid to an unprecedented three consecutive Champions League titles and two La Liga titles during his coaching stint.

ON THIS DAY: In 2016, Real Madrid hired Zinedine Zidane as their new manager.

Champions League:🏆🏆🏆
La Liga: 🏆🏆
Club World Cup: 🏆🏆
Super Cup: 🏆🏆

The first ever manager to win three consecutive Champions League titles. https://t.co/3cdKyPnm8K

Chelsea's poor run in the EPL has been frustrating for fans and the club's management. The team has struggled to score goals or maintain consistency in their results.

Potter has come under increasing pressure to turn things around, and with Chelsea currently sitting mid-table, the club's hierarchy is reportedly looking to make a change.

If Zidane accepts Chelsea's offer, he will be tasked with turning the team's fortunes around and returning them to the top four of the EPL. But it remains to be seen if Zinedine Zidane will accept this offer, as he might also have other options.

Real Madrid fans demand manager Carlo Ancelotti to start young defender Vinicius Tobias as Dani Carvajal remains injured ahead of Villarreal clash

Real Madrid fans are calling for manager Carlo Ancelotti to start young defender Vinicius Tobias in the upcoming round of 16 Copa del Rey clash against Villarreal on Friday, January 20.

Facing Villarreal away, the club clearly doesn’t see the Copa Del Rey as an important trophy, Carvajal and Vásquez are both injured and we’ve lacked all creativity going forward. There’s no excuse to not start Vinicius Tobías and Sergio Arribas.

@MrAncelotti, give them a chance. https://t.co/dWWzfBxEoA

This comes as veteran defender Dani Carvajal remains injured and is unlikely to play in the match. Fans believe that Vinicius, who has been a standout player in Real Madrid's academy, is ready to take on a bigger role in the first team and that this match is the perfect opportunity for him to showcase his talents.

Ancelotti will have to decide whether to trust Vinicius or stick with his more experienced players for an important game against a formidable opponent.

Here are some of the fan reactions:

With Carvajal injured, it really is time for Vinicius Tobias to start some damn games, or at the very least get some minutes. Surely can’t be that we’re strictly using our academy for a high profit margin.

I would suggest this is an ideal time to give Arribas and Vinicius Tobias a chance. Pretty certain they’ll both have a positive impact.

It 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 be Vinicius Tobias time. https://t.co/AFppua2KtM

Carvajal is injured. I dare Ancelotti not to call up Vinicius Tobias. No excuses.

And no. This doesn't mean Vinicius Tobias will get a chance. Ancelotti will rather use Militao, Nacho or even Odriozola for that spot at the moment. twitter.com/LucasNavarrete…

Vinicius Tobias is good. It doesn't matter what you say. He's clearly been on an upward trajectory for several weeks. Today he's already created two dangerous opportunities down the flank by beating his man. He is interpreting the game better and better.