Luca Zidane, Son of Real Madrid Legend Zinedine, Attracts Interest From Spanish Side Girona

Luca Zidane, Son of Real Madrid Legend Zinedine, Attracts Interest From Spanish Side Girona

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • Luca Zidane has been a free agent ever since Ray Vallecano released him at the end of last season
  • Zinedine Zidane's son Luca is attracting interest from the Spanish side Girona, who are in the hunt for a keeper
  • Luca Zidane came through Real Madrid's youth structures but has only played two games for the senior side

Luca Zidane could be playing his football in Spain again next season.

Luca, the son of Real Madrid legend Zinedine, became a free agent at the end of last season.

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Luca Zidane, the son of Zinedine Zidane, has attracted interest from Spanish side Girona FC. Fran Santiago
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The 24-year-old goalkeeper was released by Spanish side Rayo Vallecano after making only 28 appearances for the club.

Fellow La Liga side, Girona FC, are interested in signing Luca, GetFootballNewsSpain reported.

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Girona only have one senior keeper in the side in Juan Carlos and are looking for an able backup. The club’s other keeper, Adrián Ortolá, left the club to join Deinze in Belgium during the current transfer window.

As noted by TransferMarkt, Luca came through the ranks of Real Madrid’s youth system, where he played 51 games for Castilla.

He only made two appearances for the Los Blancos’ senior side.

Zidane’s Son Red Carded in 16th-Minute of La Liga Debut As His Team Suffer Embarrassing Defeat

Luca Zidane's season at Spanish La Liga giants Rayo Vallecano got off to an ugly start on Sunday, August 15, as the son of former Real Madrid coach was red carded in the 16th minute of the tie.

The 23-year-old, who would have aimed to impress his fans and those who watched him, got the red card against Sevilla, who won the Spanish La Liga encounter 3-0.

Due to the absence of Rayo's first-choice goalie, the club decided to give Luca Zidane the chance to be in goal in their first game of the League season.

Zinedine Zidane hints on the team he wants to coach when he returns to management

Zinedine Zidane has hinted he would love to coach the France national team when he returns to football management.

The former Real Madrid boss has been out of management for more than a year after he quit his role at the Santiago Bernabeu.

However, the 50-year-old recently opened up about his desire to make a return to the dugout, insisting that that has always been his passion.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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