Inducted into the position of coach of the France hopefuls team on Monday, Thierry Henry was very reasonable financially.
Thierry Henry convinced everyone. Only a few months after rejecting the advances of the French Football Federation when it went in search of Corinne Deacon’s successor at the head of the French women’s team, the 98 world champion this time showed excited at the idea of settling on the bench of Hopes and very quickly seduced the decision-makers of the 3F, its president Philippe Diallo and Marc Keller in mind.
Monday, if a voice was heard to point the finger at the lack of results of Thierry Henry in the coaching suit, the Executive Committee of the FFF unanimously validated the appointment of the former Gunner at the helm of the France hopefuls team until Euro 2025. And the choice was all the more obvious for the leaders of the Federation as Thierry Henry was visibly very conciliatory.
The same salary as Sylvain Ripoll
The native of Ullis thus had only one requirement concerning the constitution of his staff: the presence of his former teammate, Gaël Clichy. He has thus agreed to be supported by Gérald Baticle and is working with Marc Keller for the future, a goalkeeper coach, a physical trainer and two video analysts still to follow.
Likewise, Thierry Henry was not greedy on the financial question. He thus agreed to receive the same salary as his predecessor, Sylvain Ripoll, namely some 40,000 euros per month. He nevertheless took care to add nice bonuses, especially in the event of a medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. In the event of the coronation of women, Hervé Renard thus has the assurance of receiving no less than 600,000 euros…
