By leaving his position as coach of the France team after the 2026 World Cup, Didier Deschamps will open new doors that are just as bright. In any case, this is the opinion of his former teammate Manu Petit.
It was an announcement that had the effect of a bombshell. This week, while France will not play again until next March after a long international break, Didier Deschamps announced his choice to leave the selection at the end of his contract in 2026. Criticized and at odds with certain executives since the last Euro, the coach of the Blues will therefore leave his place after the next World Cup, with the ambition of hanging a third star on the jersey of the France team. After being captain for the first in 1998 and coach for the second in 2018, DD dreams of ending his long French adventure on the best possible note. Before that, he will play in the final phase of the Nations League this year to add a little more to his list of achievements. But after 2026, what adventure will Deschamps be tempted by after more than ten years at the head of the Blues? Emmanuel Petit thinks that his former teammate will have no shortage of offers.
“The big clubs will come knocking on his door when he is free”
“Deschamps will be one of the contenders to go to the big clubs from 2026. Like Klopp, we can imagine seeing Deschamps take a few months off to regenerate. Because frankly, being a coach is a washing machine. Even more in a big club than in the selection. But I have no doubt about his coaching skills. I think the big clubs will come knocking on his door when he is free. Now, will he have the desire to extend his love for football? In any case, he is passionate about what he does. I see him integrating more into the authorities, because he now has a fairly important political side. Maybe not at the FFF, but elsewhere. Minister of sports? Why not. Everything is possible, he has the profile for it, he brings together a lot of people around him. In any case, he likes coaching, he likes football. He has very specific ideas, he is a leader of men. So I see him drowning in proposals, in football or in politics”launched the RMC consultant, who thinks that Deschamps will not retire in 2026, even though he has not coached on a daily basis in a club since his departure from OM 13 years ago.
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