World champion snubs Real Madrid and could trouble Benfica | OneFootball

Real Madrid continues to assess the future of its coaching staff at a delicate stage of the season, after elimination from the UEFA Champions League and the possibility of ending the year without winning any trophies. The structure led by Florentino Pérez is studying several options for the team’s bench.

Among the possibilities on the table was the name of Didier Deschamps, current France manager and 2018 World Cup winner, who is seen as one of the most respected coaches in European football. However, the scenario of a move to Madrid was quickly ruled out.

According to the newspaper L’Équipe, the coach’s inner circle was clear in rejecting any link to the Spanish club, making the position well defined. The same source indicates that Deschamps is not interested in the job and that there is no openness to that possibility. José Mourinho has been linked with the Merengue club and there could be a move in the coming weeks.

It should be remembered that the French coach is set to leave the France national team after the 2026 World Cup, when he will make way for Zinédine Zidane, another name strongly associated with Real Madrid’s future. Even so, despite the speculation, Deschamps himself remains focused on his current project.

Thus, the range of options to succeed the current manager remains open, with names such as Jurgen Klopp and Maurizio Pochettino also mentioned, while Florentino Pérez prepares important decisions for the immediate future.

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