Didier Deschamps has backed French football icon Zinedine Zidane as a credible successor to take over as national team coach next year.

France coach Didier Deschamps sees Zinedine Zidane as a "natural" candidate to take over when he steps down from the national team.

The people have spoken, and unsurprisingly, most want Zinédine Zidane to be France’s next manager.L’Équipe conducted an internet poll on who should succeed Didier Deschamps as coach of Les

France coach Didier Deschamps, who will bring an end to his 14-year stint in 2026, backed Zinedine Zidane to take up the role. Zidane has been out of managerial duty since stepping down as Real Madrid's coach in 2021.