Zinedine Zidane claims he was never in the frame to replace Carlo Ancelotti as Real Madrid coach.
Real Madrid Castilla coach and Santiago Bernabeu legend Zinedine Zidane has dismissed any notion of him having been in the frame to replace Carlo Ancelotti as the senior side's boss.
Ancelotti departed after a season which returned just the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, while fierce rival Barcelona secured a memorable treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League.
Rafael Benitez has since been drafted in to fill the Italian's role, although Zidane had been mentioned as a potential replacement in some quarters after a year in charge of Real's top youth side, Castilla.