Hervé Renard at the head of the Blue, it burns.
As Le Figaro indicated a few days ago, the current coach of Saudi Arabia is on pole to succeed Corinne Deacon on the bench of the French women's football team.
“
I can tell you that he is in a good position.
I have it every day on the phone, like others
”, confirms Jean-Michel Aulas, on
RMC
, immediately specifying that “
things are not settled
”.
They could be very quickly according to Canal+.
A meeting is indeed scheduled for Monday between the 54-year-old technician and the Comex.
The FFF "
hopes
" to seal an agreement in the evening or Tuesday morning, we are assured on the side of the encrypted channel.
Pushed out after a slingshot from several of her executives, Corinne Deacon had been leading Les Bleues since 2017. Previously passed through several African selections (Zambia, Angola, Ivory Coast, Morocco), but also Cherbourg, Sochaux or Losc in France, Hervé Renard is under contract until 2027 with the Saudi federation.
World Cup title target
He must first break his contract before committing to the "
3F
", he who notably guided his team to a victory over the future world champions Argentina at the last World Cup in Qatar.
“
There are always several candidates.
We can't afford to stay at the dock if things don't get done, but the contact is really very positive with Hervé
", notes Mr. Aulas, member of the Comex and in charge of interviewing candidates for Corinne's succession. Deacon with Marc Keller, Aline Riera and Laura Georges.
And to add: “
There are always several candidates.
We can't afford to stay on the quay if things don't get done, but the contact with Hervé is really very positive.
We have the chance to play a World Cup in five months.
The following year, there will be the Olympics in France.
And the one after, maybe the European championship, France is a candidate.
There is an absolutely extraordinary cycle there, with certainty for the next two years, and I think we have to be very ambitious, change habits, think outside the box and give ourselves the means to get this World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
It's not normal for women to lag behind boys.
» The best result of the French women's team at the World Cup so far?
A fourth place, in 2011.
