January 11 News According to the latest report by French media L’Equipe reporter Etienne Moatti,
Didier Deschamps, head coach of the French national team, was sitting at home, and the pot came from the sky.
L’Equipe can reveal that the French Football Federation’s executive committee, which met this morning under pressure from Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas and federation vice-president Philippe Diallo, may
Study Didier Deschamps’ contract extension until 2026, because this matter does not comply with the Football Association’s regulations.
Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Association, actually used his personal privileges to directly finalize a three-and-a-half-year contract with Deschamps until July 2026.
The executive committee of the Football Association was very angry at their ignorance, and they only found out that Deschamps had signed for 26 years after reading the news. Noël had no intention of communicating with the executive committee at all.
The night before Deschamps’ official announcement, Noël Le Graët slipped away from the Football Association’s cocktail party and secretly finalized the contract with Didier Deschamps and the coaching staff before the announcement the next day.
There is no doubt that this matter is indeed a bit nonsensical, and Deschamps has really proved his ability.
Some believe that Deschamps should re-sign the contract, signing a contract that only runs until 2024, which was also the original idea of FA president Noël Le Graët.
But under the persuasion of Deschamps and his agent Jean-Pierre Bernès, the two parties finally reached a contract until 2026.
In the last contract, Deschamps’ annual salary was 2.5 million euros, and in addition to this basic salary, he also received a game bonus like an international player as compensation for his portrait rights.
If we add up the bonuses deducted from the distribution of international bodies (FIFA and UEFA) during major competitions (World Cup and European Cup), his annual salary ends up being around 3 million euros.
The annual salary of Deschamps’ new contract extension is almost the same. If the contract is re-signed, the French Football Association may propose to give Deschamps a part of the salary compensation, but this is still a farce…