Shocking reports have emerged regarding the Egyptian club Al Ahly's attempts to contact former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane to persuade him to take over the coaching of the red team, succeeding Spanish coach José Ribeiro.

According to the reports, the Al Ahly management reached out through an intermediary to present the idea of coaching the team, but the French coach categorically rejected the proposal.

Sources indicated that Al Ahly's management is in discussions with several prominent coaching names to choose the most suitable coach for the upcoming period, and there is no rush to finalize this matter at the moment.

The reports also stated that Al Ahly's management held meetings with Italian duo Roberto Mancini and Luciano Spalletti via the Zoom application.