On May 27th, Beijing time zone, La Liga giant Real Madrid officially announced the departure of manager Zinedine Zidane and paid tribute to him. The news did not exceed outside expectations, after all, in the consecutive missed the Champions League and La Liga laurels, Zidane dismissal rumors have long been noisy dust. It is understood that Zidane and Real Madrid's contract was originally scheduled to end in 2022, the departure is actually an "early dismissal", which is also the second time Zidane retired from the Real Madrid head coach position, he was appointed in 2016, in May 2018 to leave.
Zinedine Zidane's second stint at the helm of Real Madrid has seen him lead the team to one La Liga title and one Super Cup in just over two years. Prior to that, he had led Real Madrid to three Champions League titles, two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, one La Liga title and one Spanish Super Cup as manager. In total, Zidane's four years in charge of Real Madrid have yielded 11 trophies, including a third consecutive Champions League title for the first time in history.
Real Madrid's official announcement of Zinedine Zidane's departure came at the same time as Serie A champions Inter Milan announced the news of Conte's dismissal. It is reported that Inter paid 7 million euros in compensation to Conte. Despite the fact that Conte led the team to the championship, there are differences in the future plans of the two sides.
The landscape of European soccer's giants is changing with the changes of Real Madrid and Inter. Apart from these two clubs, Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are also likely to make a change. According to The Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur have contacted Mauricio Pochettino to return to the team. Pochettino currently has one year left on his contract with Paris, but with the team's losses in the Champions League and Ligue 1, it is widely believed that Paris may opt for a change of manager.
The news of Juventus changing managers is not new. Italian journalist Romano reported that Juve boss Pirlo will step down within hours and the team is seeking the return of former boss Allegri. It is reported that both sides have reached an agreement on either Pirlo's dismissal or Allegri's return.
For Barcelona, Koeman only led the team to win the Copa del Rey during his tenure last season. Although it is not the four big empty, but the overall performance is poor, whether it is the offense or defense have problems. Considering that Coman's contract with Barcelona has only one year left, and his annual salary is as high as 7 million euros, if Barcelona finds a suitable candidate, such as Harvey mentioned by Laporta, the possibility of Coman's dismissal is very high.
