Saudi Arabia national football team manager Hervé Renard has described reports he applied to take charge of the Belgium national team as “totally false” to succeed Spain's, Roberto Martinez. On Thursday, Renard tweeted: “The news suggesting I presented a proposal to coach the Belgium national team is totally false.” The Belgian newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad" reported earlier that Renard submitted a request to fill the vacant manager post for the Belgium national team, after announcing Martinez's departure. The newspaper explained that Renard was "among the names that expressed a desire to take over the position of Belgian technical manager," although the Belgian Federation did not announce the list of coaches who sent requests for the new position. Last month, the Belgian Football Association indicated its intention to search for a new coach to lead the first team to succeed Martinez, who officially coached the Portugal national team. Renard has an official contract with the first Saudi national team until 2027 and led the (Greens) in the FIFA  World Cup Qatar  2022 finals.