Real Madrid set to stick with Rafa Benitez as fans reject Jose Mourinho says return would tear club apart and would prefer Zinedine Zidane to ex-Chelsea man

Real Madrid set to stick with Rafa Benitez as fans reject Jose Mourinho says return would tear club apart and would prefer Zinedine Zidane to ex-Chelsea man


Benitez set to avoid the axe as Madrid go cool on Mourinho after fans reveal return would tear club in two

    Marca ran a poll of over 64,000 fans asking about the club's next manager
    If Rafa Benitez is sacked, more want Zinedine Zidane than Jose Mourinho
    52 per cent of supporters said Mourinho would tear the club in two
    Real Madrid travel to Gary Neville's Valencia on New Year's Eve


Rafa Benitez will take charge of Real Madrid's next game with the majority of the club's supporters rejecting a return to former coach Jose Mourinho.

Club president Florentino Perez has tentatively sounded out supporters and directors and the feedback, along with two polls carried out by Marca, has convinced him to stick with Benitez.

Just over 64,000 supporters were asked by Marca who they wanted to take over if Benitez was sacked and 53 per cent said they would want the promotion of current B-team coach Zinedine Zidane.