Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Zinedine Zidane has a verbal agreement to succeed Didier Deschamps, with FFF president Philippe Diallo hinting the successor will be revealed after the tournament.
- Asked about the reports, Deschamps declined to engage and said he is focused on France’s current matches.
- Zidane has not managed since leaving Real Madrid in 2021, where he won three Champions League titles and two La Liga crowns.
- He has been linked to Manchester United in recent years, though reports say he is hesitant about a Premier League role due to limited English.
- Diallo said fewer than five people applied for the job, and coverage notes Zidane’s strong ties with Kylian Mbappé and other France internationals connected to Real Madrid.