Jose Mourinho reacts to Zinedine Zidane’s return at Real Madrid

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Jose Mourinho insists he wasn’t disappointed to see Zinedine Zidane return as Real Madrid coach.

Jose Mourinho

The Frenchman returned to the club earlier this week to replace sacked boss Santiago Solari, ending speculation that Mourinho could be heading for a second spell in charge at the Bernabeu.

The Portuguese was dismissed by Manchester United in December and has been heavily linked with the Merengues job since, but he believes the club have made the correct call by bringing back Zidane.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.