Laurent Blanc Signs Two-Year France Deal – Report

Laurent Blanc has penned a two-year deal to take over the leadership of the France national side following the expiry of Raymond Domenech’s contract, according to L’Equipe. Though Blanc had unofficially elected to take the reins over, though there was no announcement of a formal agreement until the respected sportspaper broke the story this morning that the former Girondins de Bordeaux coach had inked a deal earlier in the week. There had been fears that the ramshackle state of les Bleus may dissuade Blanc from taking over. Inter had reportedly shown interest in luring the Frenchman to the San Siro, where he once turned out as a player, but a sense of loyalty to the national side, to whom he had given his word several weeks previously, ultimately proved too great. Blanc will pick France up in a horrible state. Freshly eliminated from the World Cup without so much as winning a game in what appeared to be a relatively straightforward group, les Bleus’ squad is fractured and tem