5 reasons why Julen Lopetegui shouldn't have accepted the Real Madrid job

#1 He was not the club's preferred choice

Conte was Perez' first choice

Following the shock departure of Zinedine Zidane after guiding Real to her third consecutive Champions League triumph, a replacement was understandably needed, and Florentino Perez turned to out of work former Chelsea and Juventus manager Antonio Conte.

The 49-year-old Italian is a serial winner and made a name for himself during his time with Juventus whom he led to four consecutive Serie A titles, and earned widespread acclaim for his use of three at the back.

He further cemented his reputation in England with Chelsea after guiding The Blues to a historic Premier League title, and stamped his authority in England with his new system, influencing other managers to adopt same.

However, severance tussles with Chelsea put off the approach for Conte, and Real turned their attention to another dynamic manager in Maurizio Pochetino, but failed to pry him away from Tottenham, while neither Max Allegri nor Joachim Low were interested in leaving their current employs.

It is only when these fo options failed that the club then sought out Lopetegui as a compensation package, and this always made him a very dispensable liability, as he was not a priority in the first place.

Perez has always shown a propensity for unwavering faith in purchases sanctioned by him, and had that been the case with Julen, he might have not found himself out of a job so soon, but his contingency status made him easy to get rid off, and he would have been best advised to remain focused on the Spain job.