Sources told ESPN that Zidane would refuse the opportunity to return to club management to replace Didier Deschamps as coach of the French national team.
According to the Team Newspaper on Friday, sources said the former Real Madrid manager is ready to wait for the end of Deschamps' tenure, whether after the 2022 World Cup or after Euro 2024.
Sources told ESPN that Zidane would be the head coach of the French team. This is his top priority and ambition, and once the vacancy opens, he is also a prominent candidate.
French FOOTBALL Federation president Noel LeGrette is also keen to appoint the former France international, who will bring him in this summer if Deschamps decides to step down.
Instead, Le Gret confirmed that Deschamps would remain in that position as the conversation surrounding his future lasted only "three minutes."
Deschamps is under increasing pressure after France's disappointing defeat to Switzerland in 16 rounds of Euro 2020, but sources told ESPN that the national team manager retained Le Gret's support and will see his contract.
Deschamps' contract expires in December 2022 and his contract could be extended until the summer of 2024 if he wants to stay and the outcome is positive.
He has been in charge of Les Bleus since 2012 and led the national team to a World Cup success in Russia in 2014.
Zidane has been closely following France's campaign at the European Championships, including the return of protégé Karim Benzema, who he hopes will be completed in 17 months. However, if Deschamps gets a new contract, he may also need to wait more than three years.
Zidane, who has spent the past six weeks on holiday with his family between France and Spain, has turned down the club's offer.
Sources told ESPN that he was talking about Juventus' job after Andrea Pirlo was sacked before Max Allegri returned to the club.
The former France No. 10 also attracted interest from England, but remained focused on waiting for a job in France.
Italy veteran Leonardo Bonucci said he was concerned about England's attacking speed ahead of Sunday's Euro 2020 final, and joked that it was a "young man vs. old man" test for both him and defensive teammate Giorgio Chiellini.
Bonucci, 34, and Chiellini, 36, will face the daunting task of trying to limit England striker Harry Kane, 27, and Raheem Sterling, 26.
"Young to old," Bonucci said with a laugh. "We haven't found Kane yet and he's been playing at Tottenham Hotspur in England for several years.
"In the last three games we've been lucky enough to meet three of the best strikers in the world [Romelu Lukaku of Belgium, Alvaro Morata of Spain and now Kane]. It's just an extra motivation, don't give in.
"They have very strong strikers and we need to be very careful about them, the defence and the whole team. We know they're going to challenge us and we have to be careful with their speed. ”
Bonucci said Italy were not afraid to face host England at Wembley. England won the 1966 World Cup on home soil but have yet to lift the UEFA Europa League. Around 60,000 fans are expected to attend the final, but most of them will be British fans, as uk travel regulations require visitors arriving from Italy to be quarantined for 10 days.
"Playing in their house doesn't scare us," Juventus centre-back said. "We just want to play football and have fun. All that's left is small talk. There will be the best performances of European and world football from Italy, England and referees on the pitch.
"Even though most of the fans present were British, we were looking forward to playing. We want to do something historic, have a great show, and then we'll see how it turns out. ”
The Blues eliminated Spain in a penalty shootout to enter the championship in hopes of winning their second European title. Chiellini and Bonucci know what it's like to lose the European final, as they were the only players left for Italy to lose to Spain in the 2012 championship.
Roberto Mancini, who took over as Italy coach in 2018 after failing to qualify for the World Cup, believes the former Lazio and Inter Milan tacticians have restored them to hunger.
"Mancini pushed us from day one," Bonucci said. "There, we felt that everyone was eager to start over."
Meanwhile, Mancini said learning to adapt rather than always expecting to dominate the game was key for Italy to reach the final.
Mancini said: "If you want to end a game like this, you know you have to adapt to different situations. "You can't think you're going to win the World Cup or the dominance of the European Championships. Some games you will suffer because the other teams are strong.
"There are times in the game where things don't go as planned because your opponents are doing things that you don't think they're going to do. We are the ones who have to put pressure on England. We were dealing with a strong team, "Both physically and technically, a team that would fight. We must fight to the end. ”