Zinedine Zidane says he left the Bernabeu as their manager because he felt the club " no longer had faith" in him.
The Frenchman left the La Liga Club for a second time in his coaching career on May 27th after they failed to bag any trophy in the 2020-21 season.
Zidane previously guided Real from 2016-2018 before returning 10 months later in 2019
In an open letter to fans published by Spanish publication AS , he said " I am leaving because I feel the club no longer has the faith in me I need, nor the support to build something in the medium or long term.
"I understand football and I know the demands of a club like Real Madrid. I know when you don't win, you have to leave.
"I'm a natural-born winner and I was here to win trophies, but even more important than this are the people, their feelings, life itself and I have the sensation these things have not been taken into account.
"There has been a failure to understand that these things also keep the dynamics of a great club going. To some extent I have even been rebuked for it."
He played for Real from 2001 to 2006.
During his first stint, he won three consecutive Champions League title and a La Liga title.
In his second spell, he won another La Liga title during the 2019-20 season and had one year remaining in his contract, when he resigned.
Zidane said his 20 years at Real were the most beautiful and he will always be grateful to Real President Perez.
"I want there to be respect for what we have achieved together. I would have liked my relationship with the club and the president over the past few months to have been a little different to that of other coaches," Zidane added.
"I wasn't asking for privileges, of course not, just a little more recollection. These days the life of a coach in the dugout at a big club is two seasons, little more.
"For it to last longer the human relationships are essential, they are more important than money, more important than fame, more important than everything. They need to be nurtured."
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