The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has insisted that he wants current national team boss Didier Deschamps to remain in his role - even if France are dumped out of the World Cup by England at the weekend.
Deschamps, 54, has been at the helm for over a decade and became just the third man in history to win a World Cup as both a player and a manager after guiding France to glory back in 2018.
France cantered into the last eight of the current tournament to book a date with England, but speculation linking French icon Zinedine Zidane with Deschamps' role has persisted.