The road to Les Bleues is clear for Hervé Renard. Expected for several weeks at the head of the women's France team, he resigned Tuesday from his position as coach of Saudi Arabia, "determined to return to France to lead a national team," according to an internal source at the Saudi federation. On the side of the FFF, the Comex will meet Friday afternoon to "ratify the choice of the new coach," said another source close to the file.

The Saudi federation "accepted the termination of the contract" of Hervé Renard "at his request", while he was under contract since 2019 and until 2027, officially announced the Saudi national team on Twitter, specifying that a "legal agreement has been reached to terminate the contract between the two parties". He had a release clause of around several million euros.

Time is running out ahead of April rally

"Hervé Renard resigned and the Saudi federation accepted. The friendly match against Bolivia (lost 2-1) tonight is his last as Saudi coach, "said Tuesday night this source inside the Saudi federation. After the match, the coach said: "I think I did the maximum with the team, I could not reach a higher level, I prefer to be honest with everyone." "I wanted to thank everyone in Saudi Arabia for the full support for 4 years," he added.

Four months before the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the technician could therefore take over from Corinne Diacre, landed on March 9 against the backdrop of an internal sling led by several executives of the France team. The French Football Federation had been suspended for several days in negotiations between Renard and the Saudi federation. Time was running out as the announcement of the list of players selected for the April gathering is expected Thursday or Friday.

On the other hand, he will certainly not be able to claim the same income with the French Federation... His salary at the head of the "Green Hawks" was ten times higher than that received by Deacon, according to estimates in the sports press.

The former defender, double winner of the Africa Cup of Nations, could be preferred to several candidates including Jocelyn Gourvennec, auditioned by a commission appointed in recent days within the FFF to carry out the recruitment process, but who then declined the proposal. Renowned in men's football, where multiple international experiences (Zambia, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Saudi Arabia) have enriched his CV... Hervé Renard, on the other hand, has no experience at the head of a women's team.

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