Didier Deschamps is keen on Newcastle job

16 January 2008

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Dider Deschamps resigned as Juventus coach in May 2007.

Didier Deschamps has not been approached for the Newcastle manager's job, but is interested.

The ex-Juventus boss and World Cup winner is the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Sam Allardyce.

Newcastle chairman Chris Mort has not ruled out appointing a foreign manager, although he insisted he must speak English.

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Deschamps is a competent English speaker having spent a season with Chelsea in the 1999/2000 season.

And reports have suggested the 39-year-old could bring in former Stamford Bridge team-mate Gianfranco Zola as his number two.

Deschamps has experience in a high-pressure role, guiding Juventus back into Serie A after the Italian giants were relegated in the fallout of the match-fixing scandal.

However, Deschamps resigned 10 months later and has since not been involved in a full-time football role.

As a player he guided France to the World Cup in 1998 and to the European Championships two years later in 2000.

He also won the Champions League and three Serie A titles with Juventus.

Deschamps retired in 2001 but was soon appointed coach of Monaco, helping the French club to the Champions League final in 2004.

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