Favorite to become the next coach of the France hopefuls team, Thierry Henry could be appointed after an exceptional Comex from the FFF, which should take place next Monday.
The great return of Thierry Henry on a bench is perhaps only a matter of days. The 1998 world champion is still the big favorite to take over the post of coach of the France U23 team, vacant since the sidelining of Sylvain Ripoll. According to Le Parisien, the former Blues striker is “on pole” in this file, where the names of Jocelyn Gourvennec, Sabri Lamouchi and Julien Stéphan are also circulating.
Everything should accelerate at the beginning of next week. According to journalist Abdellah Boulma, an FFF Comex should take place next Monday. It will be about the Hopes, and that’s when Henry’s appointment should be confirmed.
Thierry Henry should succeed Sylvain Ripoll, as mentioned by @the Parisian The former French international is in pole position to occupy the position of coach of hopes. The Comex should meet on August 21 to ratify this choice. #FFF 🇬🇧 #Blueberries #EDF
— Abdellah Boulma (@AbdellahBoulma) August 18, 2023
The mission of the former Monaco and Arsenal striker will include preparing the team that will compete in the Olympic Games next year in Paris. Currently a consultant for Prime Video (for Ligue 1) and CBS Sport (for the Champions League), Thierry Henry has been free from any coaching or selection position since the end of his adventure with Belgium, at the end of the 2022 World Cup. He had been tipped to succeed Roberto Martinez at the head of the Red Devils, but Henry had assured that he had not applied for this position, which was finally awarded to Domenico Tedesco.
