article_snippet.sent: It perfectly illustrates his work ethic and his obsession with guarding against complacency but even his must know that right now no-one is further from the chop than the 44-year-old coach who took Real Madrid to the title last season and leads them into the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday night.
article_snippet.sent: There was a communal sigh let-out across several boardrooms of top European football clubs two weeks ago when his put pen to paper on a new deal that ties his to the club until 2019.
article_snippet.sent: Sporting directors from Manchester to Milan were watching his situation carefully and the new four year contract with the option of a fifth season appears to have ended his chances of arriving in Italy or England this summer.
article_snippet.sent: After a fall-out with Simone, who in one recent match was visibly furious with Ronaldo striker, a fragile truce has been called although the likes of PSG’s Edinson Cavani and Villarreal’s Luciano Vietto are being looked at as replacements for next season.
article_snippet.sent: his manager was obliged, and now looks set to be brought back in to face Pepe and Sergio Ramos.