Zidane enjoys daily freedom in Madrid that France no longer grants him

Since his arrival in Madrid in 2001, Zinédine Zidane has been living an ordinary family life that his aura no longer allows him to have in France: he can walk, do his shopping and move through the busiest streets without triggering a crowd.

A celebrity who remains discreet

The Frenchman built his legend with Real, but the Spanish capital offers him a rare kind of tranquility. « I have always been well treated here in Spain. I have nothing to complain about the Spaniards regarding their welcome. Not just in football, but outside as well », he said in 2019.

According to Le Parisien, this discretion today constitutes one of the great advantages of his Madrid daily life, far from the hustle linked to his status as a global figure.

Constraints linked to his new role

His new position within the French national team will require him to spend more time at Clairefontaine and to increase travel, the dense schedule of the French already illustrating these new demands.

Despite these obligations, he does not plan to abandon Madrid as his primary residence; Spain provides him with a balance between family, personal activities and relative anonymity.

A few days before his first gathering with the French, he was still in Madrid, where he has lived for many years, reminding that the freedom to walk almost normally in the street may perhaps be his most precious luxury.