4 young players whose Real Madrid careers were ruined by Zidane

Despite his lofty achievements and success with Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane is a guilty man for being biased against the younger players.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has been accused of mistreating youngsters. Luka Jovic, Martin Odegaard and Vinicius Junior have all fallen prey to his favouritism approach which benefits the senior players. While the Serbian has left for Eintracht Frankfurt only on loan, there have been several other players who have permanently left.

Not to mention, those who permanently left the club have been doing incredible things and raising doubts over the French manager’s judgement. Zidane in truth has preferred the likes of Isco, Lucas Vazquez and Marcelo who have been inconsistent to a boiling point, but he has refused to give chances to players who he speaks highly of in press conferences.

The 48-year-old’s days at the Santiago Bernabeu may well be numbered if poor results and man management skills continue to follow. Nonetheless, the damage caused by him is of a massive magnitude especially with his treatment of some of the world’s brightest young players over the last couple of years, especially in his second tenure.

Here is a look at the four names whose careers at the club were thwarted by him.