Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc was on Thursday officially confirmed as the chosen successor to Raymond Domenech as manager of France after the World Cup.
In a statement, the French Football Federation said the federal council had “confirmed the choice of Laurent Blanc for the post of national coach following the 2010 World Cup”.
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The announcement followed a meeting between Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud and his FFF counterpart Jean-Pierre Escalettes concerning the departure of Blanc who still has a year left on his contract.
According to sports daily L'Equipe, Bordeaux will settle for 1.5 million euros in compensation. Blanc also wants to bring his current deputy coach Jean-Louis Gasset with him to the France team.
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