REAL MADRID are interested in bringing Didier Deschamps to the Bernabeu after the 2026 World Cup.
The French legend, who played for Chelsea in the nineties, will step down after a 14-year tenure as manager of the French national team, with
France boss Didier Deschamps is reportedly being eyes by Real MadridCredit: AFP
Former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa is in temporary charge at the BernabeuCredit: EPA
According to reports from RMC Sport, Deschamps, 57, has garnered attention from teams across Europe, including Real Madrid.
None are likely to prevail over the lure of Madrid, if indeed the Spanish giants come calling, but what Deschamps will do next is not currently clear.
Current Madrid manager, Alvaro Arbeloa, 43, has been in charge since January after replacing , 44.
But like his fellow Spaniard, Arbeloa has struggled to ignite a spark in this Madrid side brimming with stars.
They currently sit second in LaLiga, seven points adrift of El Clasico rivals Barcelona, and are fighting a 2-1 deficit in their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Bayern Munich.
Deschamps has all the attributes of a Madrid manager.
Madrid are a side who attract the biggest stars in the game, and Deschamps is no stranger to managing world class players having led a French side blessed with talent, to World Cup glory in 2018.
Swapping one legend for another, Zinedine Zidane is set to take the reigns of the French national team.
Zidane, 53, was in charge of Madrid for five years where he became the first manager to win three Champions League titles on the bounce.
Since leaving his post in 2021, he has held out for the France job,
Xabi Alonso is another manager who could be back in the dugout soon.
Alonso was hailed by plaudits following his successful spell in charge of Bayer Leverkusen where he guided them to a first ever Bundesliga title.
Deschamps won the World Cup with France in 2018Credit: PA:Empics Sport
Once a “Galactico”, his return to Madrid as head coach fell flat, and following a brutal sacking, the Spaniard is now attracting interest from England.
Alonso is understood to be looking to return to management and it has been suggested he could take charge of Liverpool or Man City.
manager is under immense pressure with the reds toiling in the league and on the precipice of a quarter-final exit in the Champions League.
They could turn to their former player if the Dutchman is unable to turn the tide, and the appointment would be a popular one.
City, meanwhile, have flourished under the lengthy stewardship of , and although the Spaniard is coy when discussing his future, he has implied the end is near.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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