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Florentino Perez Reportedly Unhappy Zinedine Zidane Linked to Manchester United

Zinedine Zidane reportedly remains a candidate to replace Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager, but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is said to be unhappy with the situation.

Spanish source El Confidencial (h/t Joe Short of the Daily Express) has reported Perez is upset Zidane is ready to return to the dugout after stepping down as Real boss this summer.

The Frenchman won three UEFA Champions League trophies in a row with Los Blancos, but Short said Perez wanted him to take "at least a year away" from top-level management following his departure from the Santiago Bernabeu.