Ousmane Dembélé has made clear that Didier Deschamps' looming exit as France manager is anything but a source of anxiety for the squad — if anything, it has sharpened the players' determination to deliver their outgoing coach a fitting farewell.

The France winger insisted the imminent departure of Deschamps is not weighing on the group as they prepare for the FIFA World Cup. Instead, Dembélé framed it as fuel — something to drive the squad to give Deschamps the perfect send-off by winning football's biggest prize.