"Monaco" is interested in J.Irureta and L.Blancu © EuroFootball.com

One of the strongest French clubs has set its sights on two strategists: former Deportivo La Coruna coach, Spaniard Javier Irureta, and former famous French national team player Laurent Blanc.

Monaco has been looking for a coach for some time to replace recently departed Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team. Experts say that Monaco, who want to appoint a new coach this week, are choosing between these two candidates.

J. Irureta was left without a job after leaving his position as head coach of Deportivo La Coruna last summer, where he was for 7 years, while former Manchester United defender Laurent Blanc, who ended his playing career a few years ago, is looking for his first club as a coach. A year and a half ago, L. Blanc was offered the position of sporting director at Marseille, but negotiations broke down for unknown reasons.