Shock as Zidane announces Real Madrid exit

Champions League record breaker, Zinedine Zidane has announced he was stepping down from the Real Madrid job.

The Frenchman made the shocking decision known Thursday noon, saying the Spanish giants “need another method of working”.

Zidane has only just helped the club achieve its third Champions League trophy in a row.

“I have taken the decision to not continue next year as Real Madrid coach,” Zidane said, while adding that he was not looking for another club to coach.

“This club deserves to continue to win and needs a change. After three years the club needs another discourse, another method of working,” he added.

Zidane may have realised retaining the trophy would be an uphill task next year, as he said he doesn’t “like to lose”.

“I don’t see myself continuing to win this year and I am a winner, I don’t like to lose,” he said.

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“I have thought a lot about this decision and I can’t go back on it.”

The 45-year-old World Cup winner replaced Rafael Benitez at the Santiago Bernabeu dugout in January 2016, winning nine trophies. His contract as manager of the team was set to expire in 2020.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Zidane’s announcement was “totally unexpected”.