Zidane is delighted with Brahim. The Frenchman fell in love footballingly with the malagueño since he arrived on the Real Madrid bench in his second stage and now the player has responded to what he asked when he left on loan to Milan: to take a step forward in the professional world.
His numbers with the Italians are remarkable: three goals in nine games. He has left great performances that have given the reason to the Italian leaders, who insisted a lot on his signing. In fact, his obsession was to include a call option in the operation, something that Madrid always refused because they are convinced that it will be very important in the future.
Zizou He always thought that Brahim had a place in his team. That is why, in her private conversations, she told him that she was counting on him. It was not something I did to keep the footballer happy. He really thinks about it. If the Frenchman has shown something, it is that his pulse does not tremble when he does not want a player in his squad. There are the cases of Bale, James or Reguilón.
Precisely the fact that players like Bale or James did not come out earlier blocked the way for Brahim. Zidane did not have them, but if they were still in the club, he should use them. That reduced the opportunities for the Malaga player, despite the fact that the coach always trusted in his qualities.
That is why last summer the player and coach had a sincere conversation in which they reached a conclusion: the best thing was a loan. From there, the ball was in the player's court. And there came the first pleasant surprise for Zidane when he found out that he was choosing Milan. The Frenchman knows Serie A well from his time at Juve as a player, he knows how difficult that type of football is for talented midfielders and he liked the daring bet of the Malaga player. It showed his character.
A character that has taken very little time to bring out, because with little time to adapt to a new country and another football, Brahim has left great performances in his new club. This Thursday he suffered a blow with the defeat against Lille (0-3) in the Europa League, although that does not tarnish the great season that Milan and the player are doing. That has helped him to return to Spain Under-21 (scoring two decisive goals) and for Zidane reaffirms his idea that the Malaga player will be a fundamental piece in the Madrid of the future.