Last summer, the striker moved to Lyon, where he now demonstrates very good performance.
According to the player, he could have stayed in Madrid for another year, but realized that he did not count on him.
"I asked Zidane how I would proceed. He said that I had better go, "- quotes Mariano El Pais.
"If Zidane told me to stay, I would listen to him and continued to play for Real Madrid".
"You can say that I had few chances in Madrid, but I'm glad that I won with the team two trophies".
"I tried to give everything one hundred percent and enjoy the time spent on the field. I do not think that now I really do not have enough Real - the team just a series of unsuccessful games ".
"Go to Lyon, I also advised Zidane. Now I'm all right, "- said Diaz.
This season, Mariano scored 8 goals in 11 league 1 games.
Earlier it became known that Real has no right to buy back Diaz.