Even so, it still comes as something as a surprise to hear Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane confess he doesn’t know whether he will be in charge next season, as the French icon did Saturday in an attempt to quash transfer speculation.
Over the last few weeks a host of big names, including Paul Pogba, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Robert Lewandowski, Eden Hazard and David De Gea have been tipped to make moves to the Bernabeu.
But Zidane delivered an unexpectedly strong attempt to dismiss the rumours as he said: “I’m not planning anything. I don’t even know what’s going to happen on Sunday, apart from we’re playing a game. I might not even be here in the summer. I can’t tell you anything. I don’t know which role I will have or whether I’ll be here.
“There’s always a lot of talk and that’s normal, but I’m concentrating on the games. We’ll see at the end of the season.”
Zidane’s side will tonight attempt to prolong their faint title hopes by clinching three points with a testing trip to Las Palmas, who have roared out of the relegation zone with three consecutive victories.