After fourteen years spent as coach of the French team, Didier Deschamps will bow out after the 2026 World Cup. This is now a certainty since the main interested party announced it last January.
To succeed him, the name of Zinedine Zidane sounds obvious. On paper, the 1998 Ballon d'Or seems to be the ideal candidate to become the 17th coach of the history of the Blues. The native of Marseille has also confirmed his desire to occupy this position.
“I put my career a little in Standby, but I feel entirely at 100% coach. As I feel legitimate, the French team, I played there, I did almost 12, 13 or 14 years of player. Of course it's a desire, it's a desire ”he told Foot transfer windowon the sidelines of an Adidas event organized this Monday, on the Champs-Élysées.
Zinedine Zidane is waiting for her time
However, Zinedine Zidane refuses to walk on the flowerbeds of her former teammate at Juventus Turin.
“There, there is a coach who is in placehe recalls. There is a team, you have to respect it all, and that's what we do. Me, I have always respected football and people, so here it is, it's not quite the time. But when the moment will come, it will be with great pleasure if the possibility arises. »»
As a reminder, the one who is nicknamed “Zizou” has not been on a bench since 2021. With Real Madrid, he won eleven titles as a coach, including three consecutively champions league (2016, 2017 and 2018).
