France forward Kylian Mbappe has come out in support of Zinedine Zidane after the country's football federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet said he would not pick up the phone if the former midfielder called him to discuss coaching the national team.The FFF had announced head coach Didier Deschamps's contract extension on Saturday after he led France to a second consecutive World Cup final, where they lost to Argentina on penalties in Qatar last month.
Zidane had previously been a favourite to succeed Deschamps.When asked if Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998 and a national icon, would now manage the Brazilian national team instead, Le Graet told RMC: "I don't give a damn, he can go wherever he wants."I know very well that Zidane was always on the radar.
He had a lot of supporters, some were waiting for Deschamps's departure... But who can make serious reproaches to Deschamps?
Nobody."He (Zidane) does what he wants, it's none of my business. I've never met him, we've never considered parting with Didier.