Perez: Zidane will be Real Madrid coach... but Benitez's job is safe
The club president says the current boss is the solution, not the problem, at the Santiago Bernabeu but admitted the French legend has the makings of an impressive coach
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Zinedine Zidane will coach the club in the future but insists Rafa Benitez's job is safe.
Madrid's 1-0 defeat against Villarreal last week was their third in La Liga in five matches, and they now trail Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by five points.
Benitez has been dogged by reports in Spain about unhappiness in the dressing room but Perez has continued to give him his full backing.
"It's not true that the players don't get along with Benitez," Perez told El Larguero. "I have spoken with them.
"[Benitez] is not the problem, he's the solution. Zinedine will not replace him. He is the trainer of Madrid and we picked him because we think he's the ideal person for the job.