Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he hasn't read Zinedine Zizou's farewell letter, even going as far as saying he doesn't believe the Frenchman wrote it.

Carlo Ancelotti has since been rehired by Perez, with the Italian starting work on rebuilding a team that failed to win a single trophy in the 2020/21 season.

"I know him [Zidane] and it has been a hard year, I fought for him to stay," Perez told Onda Cero's Transistor programme.

"I have not read the farewell letter, I swear on my grandchildren. The person who wrote that letter was not Zidane.

"I wish him well, he has been a legend for Real Madrid and he has all of our recognition, he has the dream of being the French coach and I'm sure he will achieve it."