Blue, final jackpot for Hervé Renard

Hervé Renard announced that he would leave the Blue bench after the Paris 2024 Olympics. But he could leave with his pockets full.

An eighteen month contract and then it's gone. For those who hoped to see Hervé Renard make a long-term commitment to the French women's football team, it was a failure. Landed in March 2023 to take the seat of Corinne Deacon, victim of the putsch of several French players, the one who then occupied the position of coach of Saudi Arabia was nevertheless impatiently awaited to try to breathe new dynamics into the selection . A goal which has not yet been achieved, despite the very first final in the history of Les Bleues, lost pitifully to Spain in the Nations League (2-0). And since Hervé Renard has confirmed that he will leave at the end of his lease next August, he only has the Paris 2024 Olympics left to shine. And maybe hit a financial jackpot.

These famous Paris Olympic Games were in reality the main reason for the recruitment of Hervé Renard, from the point of view of a French Football Federation wishing to place heads of the gondola in certain positions exposed in the media. Thierry Henry for the Espoirs, and therefore Hervé Renard for the Bleues. Since the latter arrived, the cameras and the media have been there. The public in part too. But in sporting terms, a single year was not enough to bring conclusive results. The terrible difference in level between the Spanish and the French during the setback in the final of the League of Nations was the scathing observation. Eager to find a men's team, Hervé Renard will therefore leave the French ship. Despite the current feeling of disappointment, he can still hope to get out through the front door.

More than a year and a half of salary

To do this, you will have to win the competition during the Paris Olympics. A mountain for Hervé Renard and his players, who will already be able to be satisfied with a medal if they manage to win one. If England is not there, very high caliber opponents are legion. Spain of course, but also Brazil, the United States, without forgetting Japan, Australia and Germany. But if all the stars align and Kadidiatou Diani and his partners string together performances to finally win Olympic gold, then Hervé Renard will be a double winner. In addition to having fulfilled his main objective, the coach will hit the jackpot. As the newspaper explained The Team this Friday in his columns, Hervé Renard “ negotiated very nice bonuses in the event of victory at the World Cup or the Games “.

The daily even revealed the famous amount which would be around 600,000 euros. A way for Hervé Renard to double, neither more nor less, what he will have earned in the space of eighteen months on the French bench (he receives 400,000 euros gross per year). Still, this financial dream seems almost unattainable at the moment. However, Les Bleues must believe in an Olympic coronation. They will have six games to prepare for it. Six matches to be played between April 5 and July 16, as part of qualifying for Euro 2025, with complicated opponents (Sweden and England in particular).