Emmanuel Petit has explained why Zinedine Zidane will not be appointed as the next Chelsea or Tottenham manager. The former Real Madrid boss has been heavily linked with a job in the Premier League recently following the dismissals of Graham Potter and Antonio Conte, respectively.
Zidane is one of the highest-profile head coaches on the market at the moment alongside the likes of Luis Enrique, Julian Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino. But, what makes the Frenchman stand out above the rest is his incredibly successful tenure at the Santiago Bernabeu where he won three Champions League titles in a row, as well as plenty of other silverware too.
However, Petit has insisted that Zidane will not be taking a job in the Premier any time soon, ruling the 50-year-old out of contention for the Chelsea or Tottenham vacancies. Speaking to Stadium Astro, the former Arsenal and Blues ace said: "Zidane, he won't come.
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"Definitely. Do you know why? Because he doesn't speak English. That's the truth - because I have known Zidane for ages and the way he manages players, he's very close, he always talks to his players. So he wants communication to be a priority. Very important for him, he doesn't want someone to translate everything he has to say publicly."
After Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel in September, Paul Merson tipped Zidane to replace the German at Stamford Bridge. Speaking on Sky Sports, the former Arsenal midfielder said: "For me, the only one who ticks the box is Zinedine Zidane. He is a legend.
"Nobody is questioning him. He was one of the best players in the world and he has managed Real Madrid. He has managed top-drawer players. He is not a manager who wants to be around for five years and build a project, he just wants it now.
"He is not going to build a team. He wants a team that is full of superstars already. People will listen to him. For me, Zidane fits it. The way they work on the basis of a couple of years.
"You have to remember that Tuchel lost two shootouts last season – not his fault – to a team that were unbelievable. He won the Champions League the year before. Now he is out of work
"You cannot give it to Graham Potter for five years and tell him to build something. It is not that job. It is a Zinedine Zidane job. He would settle for two years. If he has not won anything by then he would be the first to say he is moving on."
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