Didier Deschamps has the right to a well-deserved vacation. If he mentioned the idea of ​​continuing his coaching career beyond the France team, the French coach from 2012 to 2026 wants to take his time. As recently stated The Teamthe 2018 world champion coach (and finalist for the 2022 World Cup as well as Euro 2016) is taking a sabbatical. He rests with his family and takes advantage of his free time to do a little sport, especially padel.
The 57-year-old technician has already received real requests. Al-Ahli, one of the behemoths of Saudi Arabia, contacted “La Dèche” a few weeks after the 2026 World Cup, indicates RMC. An offer of three seasons with a sizeable salary would have been offered to him! Refusal. If his name was mentioned in Italy, he the former defensive midfielder and coach of Juventus, it was the Turkish federation which would have surveyed the former coach of the Blues in September, according to Le Figaro.
Didier Deschamps highly appreciated in TĂĽrkiye
Turkey had thus considered parting ways with Vincenzo Montella, its coach at the North American World Cup, before the start of the Nations League last month. Result of the races: the Italian coach was dismissed from his duties in recent hours after four defeats in the European competition, against the Blues (0-1) but also Italy twice (1-4 and 3-1) and Belgium (3-0).
If Arda Turan, the former star midfielder of the Turkish selection, is now in pole position to take over the position (while he manages Shakhtar Donetsk), Didier Deschamps is still in demand among football fans in Turkey. For several months, supporters of Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray have in turn called on the Basque to the rescue. In vain. Let’s see if, after his year off, Didier Deschamps takes up such a challenge in a country with an overflowing passion for football.
