Fabrizio Romano confirms Bayern Munich's interest in Real Madrid icon Zinedine Zidane

On Friday, it was reported that Bayern Munich now consider Zinedine Zidane as their main managerial target, following Julian Nagelsmann's decision to sign a new contract as Germany coach. It is the closest the Frenchman has come to returning to football in the three years since he left Real Madrid at the end of the 2020-21 season.

Fabrizio Romano has now spoken The Daily Briefing on the matter. He has confirmed that Bayern have an interest in Zidane, although it is unclear at this stage how serious it is.

“Bayern will discuss again internally about the manager's position after Nagelsmann's rejection, waiting to figure out who will be the new front runner for the job.

“There are a few names in the frame and it is true that Zinedine Zidane was discussed internally as an option. There was a meeting to discuss managers and Zidane was mentioned, but it was weeks ago, nothing concrete since then.

It remains to be seen whether Zidane is the frontrunner for Bayern. He has spoken in the recent past of his desire to return to management, and he could soon get his chance to make his return.