Juventus Make Igor Tudor Decision Amid Zinedine Zidane Links

Juventus have reportedly made a final decision over the future of head coach Igor Tudor amid former manager Zinedine Zidane's comments on the manager role at the club.

Tudor took over as head coach of Juve in March, on a deal until the end of the season, following the sacking of Thiago Motta.

He was awarded a three-year extension after guiding the Italian giants to Champions League qualification, and started the 2025/26 season with three consecutive Serie A wins.

But Juve haven't won any of their last six matches in all competitions since then, drawing five of them.

They were defeated 2-0 at Como on Sunday to push them down to seventh place in the Serie A table, though they are only three points behind league leaders Inter Milan.

However, according to Italian outlet Il Bianconero, Juventus are set to keep faith in Tudor and allow him to stay in his position despite the poor recent run of results.

Things may not get too much easier for the Croatian over the upcoming week, with Juve travelling to the Bernabeu to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League before an away clash at fierce rivals Lazio.

What did Zidane say about Juventus?

Uncertainty surrounding Tudor's position was fuelled earlier this week when Zidane - who won six trophies with Juve as a player between 1996 and 2001, as well as the 1998 Ballon d'Or - claimed that he would potentially be open to managing his former club in the future.

Zidane has been out of management since leaving Real Madrid for the second time in the summer of 2021, though was linked with taking over at Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce following Jose Mourinho's departure in August.

At an event held on Monday (as per Gazzetta dello Sport), Zidane said: "Me as the coach of Juventus? It didn't happen, other choices were made.

"Juve is in my heart, it has given me so much. I don't know about the future. I feel like I can do something with the national team, that's what I'd like to do one day."

However, he also praised former team-mate Tudor in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, stating: "I had a good relationship with Igor at Juventus. He was a good player and knew how to make friends.

"I'm not surprised to see him on the Juventus bench ... he could be the right man to bring back trophies for Juventus, but it takes patience and time. His Juventus has character and unity."

If Zidane were to join a club side this season, it would rule him out of taking the France job next summer, with Didier Deschamps set to leave the role at the end of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.