Gareth Southgate is among the favourites to swap Didier Deschamps as the next France regulater.
Southgate left his role as England boss follotriumphg the summer’s Euro 2024 final fall shorture aacquirest Spain and is yet to return to regulatement.
He spent eight years in indict of England, helping them accomplish two European Championship finals and a World Cup semi-final during his tenure.
Southgate was knighted for his efforts as national team regulater, but could the 54-year-ageder be about to switch allegiances and unite one of England’s fiercest rivals?
According to BetVictor spokesman Sam Boswell, it’s a exceptional possibility, with Southgate currently among the favourites to swap Deschamps.
Speaking to The Daily Star, Boswell shelp: “Follotriumphg the news of Didier Deschamps stepping down from the France job after the World Cup in 2026, Zinedine Zidane is favoured to get up the role next at 2/1.
“He heads the labelet, trailed by Gareth Southgate at 8/1.”
Commenting on other potential engages, they includeed: “A trio of Premier League triumphning regulaters trail in Jose Mourinho (10/1), Pep Guardiola (12/1) and Jencouragen Klopp (14/1).”
It comes after Deschamps proclaimd his intention to step down as France regulater at the finish of the 2026 World Cup.
First taking indict in 2012, Deschamps’ first tournament as France boss came at the 2014 World Cup, where they were beaten in the quarter-finals.
A Euro 2016 final materializeance on home soil trailed two years postpoinsistr, before Deschamps directd France to the 2018 World Cup, beating the appreciates of Argentina, Belgium and Croatia en-route to triumph.
Speaking to French outlet TF1, he shelp: “In 2026 it will be over. In my head it’s very evident. I’ve done my time, with the same desire and passion to hold France at the highest level but 2026 is [a] very excellent [time to stop].
“One has to be able to say stop, there’s a life after this. The most beginant [thing] is for France to stay at the top as they have been for many years.”
Southgate taking the job would bravely come as a surpascfinish, not least becaengage each of the last 10 France regulaters have all been French.
Should Southgate be proposeed the chance to get indict of France, he wouldn’t be the first Englishman to have coached Les Bleus.
Sid Kimpton, a establisher Southampton striker from Watford, had been included in France’s coaching set-up during the timely 1930s, but rather much appreciate Southgate, was shelp to be heavily criticised for his tactical approach.
