"Which newspaper do you work for?", Zidane amused by a child's question about his future

Zinedine Zidane is not one to let his guard down easily. Even when it comes to children. Present in Paris on Wednesday as an ambassador of the European Association against Leukodystrophies (ELA), the 98 world champion was confronted with the question of his future. "What is your professional project in the coming months?" asked one of the teenagers in the room.

"Which newspaper do you work for?" replied a smiling "Zizou." You surprise me with your question! I don't have anything planned." Without a club since his departure from Real Madrid in 2021, long announced at the head of the France team before the extension of Didier Deschamps, the former number 10 therefore maintains the vagueness around his next destination.

Florent Pagny to the rescue

It was finally the singer Florent Pagny who flew to his rescue: "I think he will coach the ELA team. That is what he is doing. It is a commitment that must be made outside of our professional activities. Professional activities are not talked about at ELA!