“Zidane is favorite to take over France”

The current coach, Didier Deschamps, will end his term at the end of July, and “Zizou” would take over the “Galician Roosters” for the next competitive cycle.

Fabrizio Romano, on Zidane: “He is the favorite”

According to the information provided by Romano, there is already a verbal agreement between Zidane and the French Federation. However, the official documents have not yet been signed.

The reason? Zidane wants to respect Deschamps and avoid any official announcement before the end of the current manager's term. In parallel, the federation is fully focused on the World Championship in 2026.

Zinedine Zidane remains the hot favorite to become France's next coach after the World Cup.

Nothing has been signed yet, as “Zizou” wants to respect Didier Deschamps, who will only leave the position at the end of July.

The federation is also fully focused on the 2026 World Cup, but Zidane is the favorite to take the team into its next chapter.

– Fabrizio Romano, via social networks

Zidane, waiting for the national team

The former Real Madrid coach has not coached a team since 2021, since parting ways with the Madrid club. All this time, his name was associated with the French national team, but also with teams such as Manchester United or Paris Saint-Germain.

In December last year, Zidane became a shareholder in Union Foot de Touraine, a team from the lower French leagues, but his big goal remained the technical bench of the French national team.

• In his football career, Zinedine Zidane played for AS Cannes, Girondins de Bordeaux and Juventus before joining Real Madrid in 2001 in a record transfer at the time (€77.5 million).

• For the French national team, Zidane collected 108 caps, 31 goals and 29 assists, remaining one of the most important players in the history of “Les Bleus”.