The president of the French Football Federation wants Didier Deschamps to remain at the head of the selection, at least until Euro 2024.
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Didier Deschamps will he remain coach of the France team? Fresh out of a World Cup lost in the final, the boss of the Blues will discuss with the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël Le Graët, next week to discuss his future. The coach in place seems to want to extend his contract. As after each major competition for ten years that Deschamps has been in office, the two men will meet in Guingamp, stronghold of Le Graët in Brittany, to draw up a sporting and logistical assessment and discuss the future.
This meeting is scheduled for next week, explained Le Graët to West France, without giving a specific date. He wants to see Deschamps stay and “complete this before the end of the year”. “In my opinion, we will settle this at Guingamp. If he doesn’t want to stay, it will be very short. If he wants to stay, there will be somewhat longer discussions,” he said.
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At the end of the contract, Deschamps really appreciates his position and has the cards in hand to extend given the success of the 2022 World Cup. But according to the daily The Teamhe could ask, beyond Euro 2024 in 18 months in Germany, a contract until the World Cup 2026.
“And why not 2030? “, quipped Le Graët, who first wants to see “how we are already considering the 2024 European championship”. Especially since the date corresponds to the end of his third and last term as head of the FFF. Asked about a possible recourse to Zinédine Zidane in the event of Deschamps’ departure, Le Graët cut it short: “I did not think about the fact that Didier could leave […] Didier did his job well, he has priority, and I think we will agree. »