Real Madrid: Zidane refuses to commit to seeing out contract
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Zinedine Zidane was unwilling to guarantee he'll see out his Real Madrid deal, which is due to run until June 2022.
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has denied suggestions he is close to leaving the club, though he offered no guarantees about his future.
Question marks over Zidane future amid indifferent results
Zidane defiantly declared prior to last Saturday's meeting with Huesca he would not throw in the towel after seeing his team beat Deportivo Alavés and lose at home to Levante in his absence due to a positive coronavirus test.
Prior to that, Los Blancos lost in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals against Athletic Club and suffered a humiliating Copa del Rey exit at the hands of third-tier Alcoyano.
Although Madrid came from behind to beat Huesca 2-1 to record their second win in six games, Zidane still faced questions about his future ahead of a clash with Getafe on Tuesday.
When it was put to him his comments last week led to some concerns among fans that he could be on his way out of the club, Zidane replied on Monday: "No, listen, the important thing is the day-to-day work, that's what we're doing. The other day, whatever happened, we're just going to work.
"Everyone is here, we're just going to try to work. And the rest, everyone has freedom to have their opinion, that's normal.
"Everyone can say what they say, but I can also say what we're going to do here: that's work hard, believe in what we're doing and try to recover a bit of confidence and end the season well."
He added: "Why would I leave Real Madrid? I'm doing what I like here. This is football; there are tough moments, but you just get on with it.
"We are just going to fight and battle, we need to do things properly with this team. Real Madrid is a great club and what you have to do is compete. There will always be changes here.
"We're all in the same boat here. I feel supported by everybody. You have to say what you have to say but we know what we have to do here. We just have to do things well, like we were doing just three or four weeks ago.
"There are difficult moments in a season, you have to accept it, and that helps you in more difficult moments. That's what we want to do, we want to change the situation.
"We've got important players, they're very good, they've won a lot, and nothing is going to stop us working hard for the rest of the season."
Zidane non-committal on seeing out Real Madrid contract
However, when asked if he would see out his contract, which runs until 2022, Zidane did not offer a straight answer.
"Well, we'll see," he said. "The important thing is, I said it to the other reporters, we're just focused on this season, the game tomorrow.
"I just focus on the day-to-day, today, tomorrow, the game. As for the rest, I don't know what's going to happen so I'm not thinking about anything apart from the game tomorrow."