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Ex-Real Madrid boss Solari eager for coaching return

Former Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari is keen to put his bittersweet experience in the Santiago Bernabeu hotseat behind him and return to the bench in one of Europe's "big leagues".

Solari was called up from the Castilla feeder team in 2018 to replace Julen Lopetegui after the ex-Spain man was relieved of his duties less than three months into his tenure.

But while the Argentine delivered Club World Cup success for the Merengue, he failed to convince those in charge he was the right man for the job and by March found himself replaced by Zinedine Zidane in Madrid's second coaching change of the 2018-19 season.