Zidane could return to Real Madrid with Cherki

Just when there have been rumours over Carlo Ancelotti's possible Real Madrid departure and Zidane's return to the Madrid dugout, there are also many media outlets reporting how the French coach would return to the Bernabeu. 

And that would be via Mathis Rayan Cherki. The young Lyon player could be key to Zidane returning to what was his home. 

The 19 year-old French winger is standing out in Ligue 1 and people are comparing him to Kylian Mbappe himself. His new coach, Laurent Blanc highlighted the three goals and three assists Cherki has got for Lyon so far this season. That is despite him playing just 961 minutes across 22 matches, starting 10 of them. 

"I think against Lille he played one of his best matches. Rayan is good, very good. Everyone agrees with that. He's got a lot of talent, but he must use it in an intelligent way for the team's good. It was not always the case and that led to heated debates over him. The position in which he plays means he has to be decisive. It's not good enough just having quality, stats matter. If he starts scoring goals, we'll start to see him in a different way. In addition, he's improving defensively. He's on the right track," the Lyon coach said after the cup game against Lille in which he scored one of the goals.

Zidane himself did not hesitate in admitting that he was shocked by his compatriot's quality. Cherki's contract at Lyon expires in summer 2024. Although the French club want to renew him as soon as possible to renew him, Cherki dreams about playing for Real Madrid. He revealed that in an interview with 'Onze Mondial': "The perfect route would be the following: make history at Lyon and in football. Everyone knows that I dream about playing for Real Madrid, the greatest club in the world. It would be the perfect and it's what I have in mind. I get up every day to achieve my dreams."

And if we put all these factors together, we get a perfect combination which could see Zidane manage to persuade his compatriot to move to Real Madrid and the club could bring back Zidane. 

'Superdeporte' says that Zidane has offered to act as an intermediary to help the Lyon academy player join Real Madrid and he could leave Lyon for 30 million euros.