It is no longer a secret for anyone, Zinedine Zidane is one of the main candidates for the succession of Didier Deschamps at the head of the French team. Without a club since he left his duties as a Real Madrid coach in June 2021, the old darling of the Blues never hid his desire to take the reins of the tricolor selection.
“I feel legitimate in the French team, where I played and passed almost 12, 13 or 14 years as a player. Of course, it's a dream, I can't wait ” he said at the end of May, in comments relayed by The team. “There is a coach at the controls, there is a team, and we must respect all this, and that's what we do. I have always respected football and people, so it's not really the right time. But when the time comes, it will be a great pleasure if the opportunity arises. I put my career in parentheses for a while, but I feel fully coach. »»
Priority to serenity for Deschamps
On this subject, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Philippe Diallo, was delighted with the interest manifested by Zidane for the tricolor bench. Especially since it is regularly announced as the favorite for the post-deschamps, whose lease runs until July 31, 2026, after the next World Cup.
“This shows that the French team is very attractive, including for the huge player and coach he was and that he is. So I am delighted that he is interested in joining the Blues ”, said the French leader in Ouest-France This Wednesday.
However, Diallo does not intend to precipitate things concerning the future of the post: “Then, as I have already said, there is a team in place around Didier Deschamps, whose quality and the charts we all know. And I want to let it work in serenity, both for qualifications and the 2026 World Cup. ”
