He touched on 'strong' topics at Real Madrid, though true to his style. Zinedine Zidane offered a press conference before the match against Atletico Madrid in the International Champions Cup 2019, where he once again referred to the future of James Rodriguez at the Bernabeu and if the Colombian would have a chance to stay after Marco Asensio's injury.
Precisely about the Spanish midfielder, the French coach emphasized that the whole team is "touched" by the "serious" injury, indicated that his teammates have "given him the love he needed" and expressed his desire for him to "come back stronger" from his "serious injury".
And if James could stay to 'replace' Asensio or leave for Atletico Madrid, which has already officially expressed their desire to have the Colombian, 'Zizou' was emphatic in assuring that "it's a matter for the club. It's something between them, the presidents, not me."
Finally, he referred to the loan of Dani Ceballos to Arsenal in the Premier League, which was officially announced on Thursday.
"What Dani needed was to play, to play a lot, because he is an important player and he hasn't had enough minutes at Madrid."
The Real Madrid coach acknowledged that there was a lot of competition in the team and wished him to play "many games" in his new destination and to "do well".
With information from EFE
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