Kylian Mbappé reacts to reports of Zinédine Zidane being named France manager | OneFootball

In Didier Deschamps’ final international break as France manager, speculation regarding his successor is growing. 

Deschamps announced that he would be stepping aside as manager of Les Bleus after the upcoming World Cup. That announcement came back in January 2025. Zinédine Zidane has been earmarked as the frontrunner for the job. The former Real Madrid manager has been offered many opportunities to return to management, however, he has reportedly been holding out for the France job. 

FFF President says he knows who France’s next manager is

Le Parisien reported earlier this week that Zidane had reached a verbal agreement to succeed Deschamps in the role. However, if that is the case, Kylian Mbappé (27) isn’t aware, or at least so he says. “The president and the federation are dictating the tempo. They will decide when they announce the new manager. We’ll see who it is. I don’t know who it is,” said Mbappé on Monday.

FFF president Philippe Diallo told Le Figaro over the weekend that he knows the identity of France’s new manager, without publicly revealing it. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle