Real Madrid Looking at Mourinho

Zinedine Zidane is entering must-win territory at Real Madrid, with reports stating that the Frenchman has lost the trust of certain board members amid talk of a return to the Santiago Bernabeu for Jose Mourinho.

An iconic figure in the Spanish capital accepted an SOS call from the Blancos in March, with the decision taken to take the reins for a second time just a matter of months after bringing an initial spell as head coach to a close.

Zidane delivered La Liga title success and a hat-trick of Champions League crowns during a dream start to his managerial career, but replicating those triumphs is proving difficult.

A 7-3 defeat to arch-rivals Atletico Madrid over the summer and a 3-0 reversal to fellow European heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain in the current campaign have seen questions asked of the man in the dugout.

A further setback at Mallorca on Saturday, which saw Real knocked from the Liga summit by Clasico foes Barcelona, has intensified the pressure on Zidane and tarnished his image further in the eyes of some of those calling the shots at the Bernabeu.