I wouldn't say that Real Madrid refused to fight for Haaland, but there have been a couple of things at work and I believe as a player at that stage one of the dreams is to be coached by Pep Guardiola for sure. There have also been a couple of other things like Haaland's father having played for Manchester city for example and for a guy who is so competitive like Haaland, I expected that he will prefer the Premier League over La Liga. And he has done everything right, I think he had that feeling and to be honest who wouldn't like to be part of the best club in the world. The Manchester City squad is the strongest out there right now.
The decision of the player and his agent plays a major role in the choice of the club during transfers. Many players have even gone to the extent of reducing their pay because they want to play for a particular club. The English Premier League is the most exciting league in Europe and many players desire to play in the league. Last season Real Madrid had a striker that can not be benched because of Haaland. Benzema was a highly respected Madrid striker that is seen as the face of the club. Haaland would have had to rotate games with the world's best footballer. But in City, his place was guaranteed because they were willing to give the Norwegian striker all the attention he needs.
Agree with what you're saying because ultimately it comes down to prestige and what you want to achieve as a coach in the end.
Zidane's situation is exemplary because we know that he has achieved great things and there is no denying that his increased work ethic has really surpassed some other coaches in achievements and even getting 3 Champions League trophies which is rare for any coach to get for his individual achievements.
So this is also a natural thing because of course there are conditions where everyone wants something more than that.
Now another example might be Spalletti from Napoli regardless of the reason he wants to take a break for a while, of course we realize that maybe Napoli there cannot maintain its position in the next season so rather than having to be destroyed there, he prefers to leave on his own and with extraordinary achievements and praise given for the results of Napoli this season.
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It seems that the French Football Federation is happy with the job Didier Claude Deschamps is doing in the French national team. Zinedine Zidane desires to coach the national team because he wants to break new records and he has not been given the job. Zidane has achieved almost everything as a player and coach but he has not won any competition as a coach of a national team and I think that is what he is focusing on. I also agree that currently Zidane driving force is not money but honor. If he wanted money, I guess he would have gotten a high-paying job in Saudi Arabia or even Europe.