Zinedine Zidane returns as Real Madrid Manager

Zinedine Zidane returns as Real Madrid Manager after 10 months - Getty

Ten (10) months after leaving Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane has returned as the club's Manager to replace Santiago Solari.

The Frenchman will take over from Solari
who was in charge for five (5) months.

The 46-year former Real Madrid midfielder who left the Spanish giants in May after guiding the club to a third straight Champions League trophy, has agreed to lead the club. until 2022, the club announced.

Currently, Real Madrid are third in the Spanish top-flight with twelve (12) behind League toppers Barcelona.

Solari's Managerial job was terminated after Real Madrid's 4 - 1 win over Real Valladolid - which came after their surprise exit from the continental tournament (UCL) following their fall to Dutch side Ajax.

That 4-1 home defeat and 5-3 aggregate loss to the Dutch side was the final straw for Real president Florentino Perez.

Before the Ajax defeat, Real Madrid had bowed to Barcelona twice in one week in El-Clasico - a 1-0 reverse in La Liga and a 4-1 aggregate defeat in the Copa del Rey.

The club said: "Real Madrid thanks Santiago Solari for his work done and the commitment and loyalty he has shown to what is his home."

It added the former player had been offered another role with the club.