Thierry Henry back, the big announcement

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By: Manu Tournoux

After Monaco, Montreal and the French Hopes team, will Thierry Henry soon resume the thread of his coach career? Since leaving the Bleuets, silver medalists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 1998 world champion has found his CBS Sports acolytes, Kate Scott, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards, with whom he takes pleasure in debriefing the Champions League matches. But his ambition has always been to find a bench.

According to Le Journal du Dimanchethe situation could be unlocked soon for the former Blues striker (47). The German Leipzig club would be “Very interested” By its profile, reveals the newspaper. The current fourth in Bundesliga would seek a coach at offensive philosophy, who likes to develop young players and has already evolved in the Red Bull galaxy. “Titi”, who ended his career at the New York Red Bulls in MLS, would check all the boxes.

Thierry Henry is validated by Jürgen Klopp

The boss of the Austrian group, Oliver Mintzlaff, had already approached the ex-selection of the tricolor U21 in 2022 and would still have good relations with him. Jürgen Klopp, appointed football manager at Red Bull last January, would also be favorable when he arrived at the RBL. “After a first contact just before Easter weekend, the two games have planned to meet in the coming days”writing Lejdd.fr.

Thierry Henry would not be the only technician on the shortist in German training, who would also think of Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace) and Cesc Fabregas (Côme). One thing seems for the moment acquired: the days of Zsolt Löw, who arrived a month ago on the side of Leipzig, seem counted. The former assistant of Thomas Tuchel, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, succeeded a Marco Rose removed from his functions at the end of March.