Deschamps: Zidane will be France boss one day Real Madrid Also backed Umtiti and Varane to rediscover form

France coach Didier Deschamps has predicted that Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane will be in charge of Les Bleus one day.

Deschamps, who won the World Cup with his country in Russia last summer, reckons Zidane's future role with the national team is inevitable.

"One day he will have a part to play and will take this job," he told L'Equipe.

"I don't know when. It could have happened before, it could be after. I don't know.

"But it seems logical for him, like it was for me. But I don't think it's his issue at the moment, or mine."

Deschamps also reiterated his confidence in Raphael Varane and Samuel Umtiti after both have endured difficult seasons with their clubs.

"I know what they're capable of," he said. "You can go through a bad run of form, they can't be at their best for eight months straight. But they are very important players that are used to a high level.

"Although there are questions about [Varane], they haven't stopped him performing well on the pitch for Real Madrid," he added.

As for Umtiti, Deschamps said the centre defender "needs game time" after the long injury set-back he has gone through.

Deschamps also admitted Thomas Lemar "is being asked to do different things" at Atletico Madrid than he was at Monaco, with more emphasis on defending under Diego Simeone.