Deschamps to Madrid? How Mourinho beat the former France boss to the Bernabeu hotseat
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6-second readDidier Deschamps was eager to become the new Real Madrid manager this summer before the Spanish club opted to appoint Jose Mourinho instead.

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Didier Deschamps was eager to become the new Real Madrid manager this summer before the Spanish club opted to appoint Jose Mourinho instead.
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- Manchester United, Real Madrid
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