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Zidane justified in Madrid departure - Pires

Zinedine Zidane made the right decision to leave Real Madrid and will continue to flourish as a coach, according to former team-mate Robert Pires.

Zidane dropped a bombshell by quitting the Santiago Bernabeu just five days after leading Madrid to a third successive Champions League title.

That could spark a scramble for his services, with Pires proposing the Premier League as a completely new test for "one of the best" in world football.

"I think for him it's good news he left Real Madrid. He loves a new challenge," the ex-Arsenal man told Sky Sports.

"He's competitive and I think he can find a good solution, and he can find a new [type of] football, because you know the Premier League and LaLiga is not the same football.

"If he wants to try the Premier League he will find a new club, no problem for him."