Europe 1 with AFP 9:45 p.m., January 8, 2023
"Zinédine Zidane, I would not even have taken him on the phone", declared on RMC, scathing, Noël Le Graët, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), the day after Didier Deschamps' contract was extended to head of the France team until 2026.
After the extension of Didier Deschamps at the head of the France team, leaving Zinedine Zidane on the sidelines for several more years, Noël Le Graët split an incredible outing with regard to the former coach of Real Madrid.
Asked whether Zidane, who acted as the number 1 option at the head of the Blues in the event of non-renewal of Deschamps' contract, had called him in recent days, Noël Le Graët was very brittle towards the former world champion 1998.
"I wouldn't even have taken him on the phone, he blurted out. To tell him what? "Hello sir, don't worry, look for another club, I just agreed with Didier"? ".
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"He can go where he wants"
The 81-year-old FFF boss also responded curtly to rumors of Zidane's interest in Brazil.
"I would be surprised if he left there, he said. He does what he wants, that does not concern me. I have never met him and we have never considered getting together. separate from Didier Deschamps. I don't care, he can go where he wants, in a club, he would have as many as he wants in Europe, a big club. A selection, I hardly believe in this which concerns me."
On Saturday, Didier Deschamps' contract as coach of the France team had been extended until 2026 and the World Cup organized in the United States, Canada and Mexico, blocking Zidane's immediate horizon in blue.