Florentino Perez says Zinedine Zidane is not currently a candidate to replace Rafael Benitez as manager of Real Madrid.

"[Benitez] is not the problem, he's the solution. Zinedine will not replace him. He is the trainer of Madrid and we picked him because we think he's the ideal person for the job. We need to give Benitez time and let him do his job," Perez said.

Of Zidane, Perez added: "What can I say about him? They still give me thanks in the streets for signing him.

"He will be the trainer of Madrid in the future. You can see it. He has learned by leaps and bounds."