After five years away from the touchline, Zinedine Zidane is increasingly expected to become the next coach of the French national team.
Since leaving Real Madrid in 2021, the former France No. 10 has kept a low profile, turning down opportunities and waiting for what he considered the right moment to return to elite football.
That moment now appears to be approaching with Didier Deschamps' departure, paving the way for a figure long regarded as his natural successor.
The handover between the two men carries special significance in French football history.
Deschamps and Zidane were teammates during France's victorious 1998 World Cup campaign.
