Didier Deschamps decided to say stop. Having arrived at the head of the French team in 2012, the 56-year-old technician announced on Wednesday to the 1 p.m. news on TF1 that he was going to leave his position as coach at the end of the 2026 World Cup. It will stop there because it has to stop at some point. In my head, it’s very clear. I served my time with the same desire, the same passion to maintain the French team at the highest level. “, he declared in particular.
Since this announcement, the first names have been circulating in the media to take over on the Blues bench. Unsurprisingly, Zinedine Zidane is favored by a large majority of public opinion and is emerging as the big favorite. The “Zizou” option has even already been approved by the captain, Kylian Mbappé.
Zidane in place of Deschamps, Mbappé excited
According to daily information The Teamthe Real Madrid striker would be enthusiastic at the idea of seeing the former number 10 of the Blues take control of the selection. The two men like each other enormously and have mutual respect. The ex-Real coach was even present at the official presentation of “Kyk’s” at the Bernabéu last July.
Zidane has often expressed his admiration for the Bondy kid. “ Coaching a player like Kylian would be fantastic “, he declared a few years ago. For his part, Mbappé did not fail to step up to defend the French legend when the latter was publicly attacked by Noël Le Graët. “ Zidane is France. No disrespect to a legend like that », he wrote on X. It remains to be seen whether the decision-makers of the FFF will be of the same opinion as “Kyky”.
