French coach Zinedine Zidane managed to lead Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League victories, after which he decided to leave the club.

As head coach, Zidane was replaced by Julen Lopetegui, who left the Spanish national team with scandal.

The publication of Mundo Deportivo reports that the leadership of Real Madrid turned to Lopetegi only after it became clear that they would not be able to appoint Jurgen Klopp from Liverpool to this post..

It was a German specialist who was the main candidate for the change of Zidane in the face of the management of the "royal club".

We note that Liverpool Klopp together with Chelsea and Man City shares three first places in the Premier League, going unbeaten, while Real is only 4th in La Liga, gaining only one point in the last three matches.

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