The European champions opted to bring in Lopetegui as Zinedine Zidane’s replacement during the summer, but the Spaniard has endured a dismal start as boss of the La Liga giants.
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Real Madrid are set to sack boss Julen Lopetegui in the next few hours – and have already lined up Santiago Solari to replace him, according to reports in Spain.
A fourth successive win-less game and another dire performance, Manchester United’s 0-0 Champions League draw with Valencia on Tuesday extended the club’s current crisis.
Scores of French football fans queued on Friday to snap up the first of the new shirts carrying a second star to mark the national team’s 2018 FIFA World Cup win.
Following up Zinedine Zidane’s treble Champions League success with Real Madrid was always going to be a difficult job for Julen Lopetegui.
Former Real Madrid manager Zidane is currently out of work after quitting the Bernabeu at the end of last season.
An attacking full-back, Hakimi started all three of Morocco’s games at the World Cup in Russia before they were eliminated in the group stage.
The midfielder, who had long coveted the number, inherits the shirt from Jack Wilshere who has worn it for six years but has left the club.
However, the announcement was made on the eve of the World Cup, which led to the manager being sacked by the Spanish national team.
Lopetegui was yesterday confirmed as the new Real Madrid manager and will replace Zinedine Zidane at the helm of the 13-time European champions after the end of Spain’s World Cup campaign.
Zidane, who led the club to three successive Champions League titles, surprised the sporting world when he stepped down in May.
Speculation about Zidane’s possible return to France has intensified since his shock resignation last month as coach of Real Madrid less than a week after leading them to a third successive Champions League crown.
Pochettino, who led Spurs to third place in the English Premier League this past season, is one of the most admired managers in the world.
Zidane leaves Real Madrid after winning three Champions League titles in two-and-a-half years at the Bernabeu.
Bale proved his worth by delivering the Champions League trophy with a sensational brace after coming off the bench in the 3-1 win over Liverpool in Saturday’s game
The defending champions from Spain face the English clubside from Merseyside in Kiev for what is the biggest prize in world club football.
Platini is currently serving a four-year ban from involvement in football – reduced twice from an original eight-year sanction – after he was found guilty of receiving a “disloyal payment” from then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
“We saw a good match and ultimately I don’t know if one team deserved more from it than the other,” the Coach said after the 2-2 draw on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that notable among others left out of the squad were captain Sergio Ramos and top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo
“It’s difficult for me and for anyone who likes football. I don’t see him as an FC Barcelona player, but a football man,” Zidane told a news conference on Friday.