Deschamps Reportedly Turns Down Manchester United Approach

Didier Deschamps has reportedly turned down an offer from Manchester United to succeed Michael Carrick, according to Friday's newspaper reports. If accurate, it would mean one of the most prominent names linked with the Old Trafford job has said no before any formal process got underway.

The reports have not been confirmed by United or by Deschamps, so the rejection should be treated as press speculation for now. Deschamps has spent most of his recent years in charge of the France national team, and a switch to club management would have been a notable change of direction for him.

United's search for Carrick's successor remains a major talking point, and the Friday papers are full of candidates being linked with the post. Until the club or the coach comments publicly, any name in those stories should be read as a possibility rather than a done deal.