Besiktas Makes Coaching Approach to Zinedine Zidane

Besiktas has made an approach to bring French coach Zinedine Zidane to the club, according to reports in the Italian press. Club officials are said to have contacted people close to Zidane in an effort to reach him. Zidane, 53, has reportedly turned down numerous offers in recent years and has made coaching the France national team his priority. He is described as one of the strongest candidates to succeed Didier Deschamps. Deschamps is said to be planning to leave his post after the 2026 World Cup, a development that could open the door for Zidane to take charge of France. The timing has added weight to Besiktas’s attempt to secure the former Real Madrid coach.