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Zinedine Zidane Addresses Reports of Real Madrid Exit Ahead of Crucial Galatasaray Clash

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane rubbished reports circulating about his impending exit, insisting that he wants to stay at the club 'forever'.

The Frenchman was speaking to the press ahead of Los Blancos' crucial Champions League clash against Galatasaray in Turkey, which follows a dispiriting defeat to RCD Mallorca on Saturday in La Liga.

A report from Spain then suggested that defeat away in Turkey this week could be critical for Zidane, with Jose Mourinho and Max Allegri both waiting in the wings for Florentino Perez's phone call.

The three-time Champions League winning boss remained defiant in his pre-match press conference, as he said (via Managing Madrid): “I don’t know about those rumours, I want to stay here forever.