Thierry Henry is undoubtedly one of the best players in the history of tricolor football. Revealed very early on the side of AS Monaco with whom he signed Pro in 1995, the striker won the title of world champion three years later (1998) with the French team. Two years later, he was victorious epic during Euro 2000. But in the meantime, he has experienced a chaotic episode, as part of a transfer to Juventus.
The story takes place at the beginning of 1999 and was told Thursday on RMC By Marc Roger, former agent of several players from the French team, including Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry. “There are agents who asked Thierry one morning to go by to join them by car in Turin. He was made to believe that we couldn't reach us. Thierry was young. He went by car to Turin and there, he turned his head a little and he signed a contract at Juve. It was done behind us for commission stories. »»
“We didn't let him out of the offices”
For Marc Roger, Thierry Henry was not really free of his choice in this story. “President Jean-Louis Campora (Monaco) had affinities with certain agents. (…) There are agents and presidents who took advantage (…) of the youth of certain players. (…) These are thug methods. At the time there were some presidents who behaved like thugs. »» The agent tried to intervene so that the attacker does not sign in Turin. Rather, he planned to send Henry to Arsenal. But it was obviously too late.
“He called us immediately. I remember, we called Arsène Wenger. We explained what was going on. Thierry Henry had not yet signed in Juve. We wanted him to join Milan by taxi and there was a private plane that took him to London, Arsenal. But he suffered so much pressure that he did not let him out of the offices at the time. And he was forced to sign for Juve. »» Six months later, Thierry Henry will leave Turin to commit to good with Arsenal. For the career that was known to him afterwards.
