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Leboeuf tips Madrid boss Zidane to be next France coach

After winning a Champions League and La Liga title already in Madrid, the France legend is already being earmarked for the Bleus job

Former international Frank Leboeuf expects Real Madrid boss and countryman Zinedine Zidane to eventually succeed Didier Deschamps as France coach.

Fresh off claiming La Liga for the first time as Madrid coach, Zidane's stock is high in European football, having delivered the Champions League to the Spanish giants last season.

It has been a quick and seamless rise for the three-time FIFA World Player of the Year – who played for Madrid from 2001 to 2006 – after stepping into his first senior coaching role as a replacement for Rafael Benitez in January 2016.