Departure of Deschamps: The special message from PSG

World champion in 2018 with Didier Deschamps, who launched him into the French team, Presnel Kimpembe was on RTL to pay tribute to the man who announced his departure at the end of his contract after the 2026 World Cup. A coach that the PSG defender considers among the very best in the world.

The 2026 World Cup which will take place in UNITED STATESau Mexico and at Canada will mark the end of the Didier Deschamps era. As his contract comes to an end at the end of the competition, the French technician announced Wednesday on TF1 that he would leave his post as coach of theFrench team : « I’ve been here since 2012, I’m scheduled until 2026, the next World Cup. It will stop there because it has to stop there at some point. In my head, it’s very clear. I served my time with the same desire, the same passion to maintain the French team at the highest level but 2026 is very good. »

Kimpembe pays tribute to Deschamps

An announcement which inevitably caused a lot of reaction and this Sunday, it is Presnel Kimpembe who spoke on the airwaves of RTL. The player of PSG had made its debut in French team during the 2018 World Cup, won by the Bluesand wanted to pay tribute to Didier Deschampswhom he considers one of the best coaches in the world.

“I think everyone is aware of that”

« For me, obviously. When you are at the head of a team for more than 14 years and you make a Euro final, you win the 2018 World Cup, you win the Nations League in 2021 and you makes another World Cup final in 2022, that means a lot. I think everyone is aware of this “, declared Presnel Kimpembe. « He’s someone who knows how to create a group. Cohesion, the state of mind, really having a united team, for him I think that is one of the priorities. That everyone gets along well off and on the pitch, that there is a certain joie de vivre within this France team. »