Ives Galarcep analyses the rumoured Zidane move to the MLS and the likely reason why this will not be possible now.
So what went wrong exactly? Why isn’t Zidane joining his former Real Madrid teammate in America? No one knows for sure but some MLS sources suggest that Zidane wanted too much money, with the Washington Post citing a source that stated Zidane wouldn’t listen to offers of anything less than $15 million a year. If that really was the case then you can’t completely blame the Fire or the Red Bulls for saying thanks, but no thanks.
If those numbers are to be believed, then you have to wonder how such a demand could be concocted. The simple answer rests in Los Angeles, where the Galaxy gladly promoted the fictional figure of $250 million over five seasons for Beckham. That figure grabbed its share of headlines, but it also put a bull’s-eye square on MLS, with every agent and star player hoping for an end-of-career payday lining up to find out if MLS was really paying the astronomical figures being linked to Beckham’s move.
Personally we are not sure whether this is the reason for Zidane’s refusal to resurrect his playing career again. He had already consistently denied that he had never thought of moving to the States and play football again. But if this is true, would you blame Zidane for asking too much?
You couldn’t really blame Zidane in that case, could you? Would you listen to anything less than $15 million if a player you knew you were clearly better than was making $25 million a season, particularly when you walked away from a Real Madrid contract that would have paid you close to $10 million this season? Somehow, I doubt it.
Good conclusion.
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