It seems that every day, we are getting closer to the confirmation that Zinedine Zidane will succeed Didier Deschamps in the France dugout after the latter ends his 14-year-long Les Bleus tenure after the 2026 World Cup.Talking to several French media outlets, Deschamps recently revealed that Zizou is his heir and a very good choice for the national team. He added, though, that he’s not sure if the legendary footballer and three-time European champion with Real Madrid wants to take over the national team.’There are only three teams Zidane would coach’According to El Mundo Deportivo – he is! Moreover, the Spanish newspaper claims Zidane is already in serious talks with the French Football Federation (FFF).MD adds another fascinating and rather unusual detail – Zidane’s contract will have an initial but not an expiration date. It will be an indefinite contract without an agreed duration between the parties. This means that Zidane can stay in the dugout for as long as he wants.The fact that Zizou has been on a sabbatical for three and a half years doesn’t seem to bother the FFF. As we all remember vividly, Zidane was in charge of Real Madrid on two separate terms.It’s too late for regret: Materazzi wishes he wasn’t remembered just for Zidane’s headbutThe first spell – between January 2016 and June 2018 – was surreal and embellished with as many as three consecutive Champions League titles. The second spell – between March 2019 and June 2021 – saw him win ‘only’ one La Liga title with Los Blancos.During his playing career, Zidane was the leader of the generation that conquered the world in 1998 and Europe two years later, and it would be a huge professional challenge for him to win the same tournaments as a coach.##NAJAVA_MECA_8710010##
