Real Madrid and French legend Zinedine Zidane has bought into the hype around Samir Nasri.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand yesterday declared the Arsenal star as an early contender for Player of the Year.

And Zizou says: "I really think that Samir has a beautiful career ahead of him and that he represents our national team's biggest hope."

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