Deschamps excited by Newcastle link

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France's 1998 World Cup-winning captain has emerged as one of the frontrunners to take over at St James' Park following Sam Allardyce's sacking and revealed he would leap at the chance to tackle one of the toughest jobs in English football.

"I have had no official approach from Newcastle but I am flattered to be linked with such speculation," Deschamps told The Daily Telegraph.

He added: "It would be an exciting challenge. Newcastle are a big club."

The 39-year-old has been out of work since leaving Juventus in May and also spent a season in English football with Chelsea in 1999-2000, helping the club win the FA Cup.

His first managerial job saw him steer French side Monaco to the 2004 Champions League final before leading Italian giants Juve to promotion from Serie B after their demotion for match fixing.

Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is also believed to be firmly in the frame for the Magpies role.

However, the French Football Federation's technical director may be out of the running after his boss said he was confident Houllier would stay in his current job.