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Zidane among 7 French coaches visiting Bayern

Xinhua, March 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

A high-ranking delegation of seven French coaches from France are visiting German Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich starting on Monday, including former World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane.

The group, making use of the international break this week, comprises Zidane, assistant coach of Real Madrid's B team, Bordeaux boss Willy Sagnol, who played for Bayern from 2000 to 2009, former French interntional and Bastia manager Claude Makelele, Guy Lacombe, Bernard Diomede, Claude Le Roy and Franck Thivilier.

Their three-day visit to the record German champions includes schedules of meeting chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Monday and monitoring training under Spaniard Pep Guardiola on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Bayern website.

The 115-year Bavarian club has won the Champions League once and reached the final twice more in the past five seasons, and are now on track for a repeat of the 2013 treble with 10 points clear in the Bundesliga while still in contention for German Cup and Champions League glory.

Bayern's turnover in the last fiscal year was in excess of 500 million euros as they've paid off their Allianz Arena stadium ahead of time. Endi