Axel Allag, Media365, published on Tuesday July 2, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.
The departure of Theo Zidane from Castilla, Real Madrid’s reserve team, marks the end of an era. For the first time in 23 years, there is no longer a Zidane at the Merengue club.
A page is turning in the history of Real Madrid. The long love story between the Zidane family and the Merengue club, which began 23 years ago, ended with the departure of Théo Zidane – at the end of his contract – from Castilla. The third of the siblings, who clearly chose to leave when he could have extended, like each of the sons when they were at the club as a sign of respect for ‘Zizou’, will therefore not be part of the team next season. Since the arrival of Zinédine Zidane at Real Madrid in the summer of 2021 for 75 million euros, Real Madrid had always counted on at least one Zidane in its teams, whether as a player or coach. At 22, Théo Zidane has therefore followed the same path as Elyaz Zidane, the youngest who, at 18, took charge of the Betis Seville B team last January.
Zinedine Zidane’s first two sons, Enzo (midfielder) and Luca (goalkeeper) were therefore the only ones to have been able to play in the prestigious Real Madrid first team (one and two matches respectively). Enzo, who passed without leaving a trace to Rodez, no longer plays football and devotes himself to the real estate sector. Luca, for his part, remains active, and failed to move up to La Liga with Eibar. Théo Zidane, who therefore put an end to this love story, will now have to make a choice for the rest of his career after 4 years spent in the reserve jersey of the Merengue clubThis season, under Raul, he has played 36 games in the Spanish third division.
In the Spanish capital, it is an understatement to say that, ultimately and logically, None of Zidane’s sons will have left a memory as strong as that of Zinedine.who had played 229 games in five seasons as a player before winning three consecutive Champions Leagues as a coach.
