Bixente Lizarazu: “I am sure of his interest”

In L’Equipe, the former Girondins de Bordeaux full-back,
Bixente Lizarazureacted to the succession of Didier Deschamps after the 2026 World Cup, in the French team. For him, it can only be Zinedine
Zidane.

“It seems obvious to me that the next one is Zizou. He has already spoken on the subject. Obviously the door is wide open for him, he wants it, it’s his dream and he has proven himself as a coach. Everyone wants to see him as a coach. He has remained very discreet all these years, has expressed himself once or twice but it is completely normal to express his desires. His words are rare, fortunately he has the right to say what his future desires are. Things happened naturally.”

The Bordeaux player has no doubt that “Zizou” is interested in the position and succession to DD.

“I am sure of his interest. I can’t imagine it’s anyone else. For me, it’s obvious. Zizou having announced that it is his absolute dream, the president of the FFF (Philippe Diallo) would not consider him as a first choice? If we have someone like Zizou and we don’t consider it fantastic, I don’t understand anything about football anymore (laughs).”