Reported Zinedine Zidane replacement addressed Real Madrid job rumors
Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde has insisted that the rumors linking him with Real Madrid job didn’t force him to sign contract extension.
According to the Spanish media, Real Madrid could entertain the idea of parting ways with Frenchman he unable to deliver Champions League this season, after just only being appointed in January and Los Blancos has shortlisted Valverde among the others to take the hot-seat .
Reported Zinedine Zidane replacement addressed Real Madrid job rumors
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Speaking ahead of Athletic’s La-Liga clash with Gijon in La Liga on Sunday, Valverde clarified that his extension has nothing to do with Real Madrid links, as he already had agreed the new deal.
“The kind of things which came out didn’t affect me too much, and I didn’t see them as a nuisance,” he said at a Press conference.
“I didn’t have a bunch of teams to choose from. The offer had been on the table for some time, and [accepting it] was the idea I had from the start.
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“At that time, I preferred to wait. Now we’re well into the season and the team are responding to the expectations, so all the conditions for me to renew have been met.
“For that reason, we’ve done now, not because there’s a rumour in the street or anything like that.
“Somebody putting my name on a list of future [Spain Coaches] doesn’t influence me because I don’t know who did or what information they have. In this case, there’s been nothing.
“[Coaching] a national team is a possibility that I may consider, but not now.
“Although some of our achievements will be difficult to repeat, we’re looking forward and trying.
“I think teams are doing better now then before, although there are more demands day to day, but in our case things are going well.”