While Julien Stéphan was announced as the priority of the FFF, Thierry Henry was contacted for the position of coach of the France Espoirs team, one year before the Games that the Bleues will play. At the request of the government!
Will France be led by a star duo Kylian Mbappé-Thierry Henry during the men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games? One year before the big deadline in the capital (and throughout France for football), the FFF will appoint a new coach for the France Espoirs team after the ousting of Sylvain Ripoll. It is the Blueberries (reinforced by 3 older players) who will be there.
And Henry suddenly joins the dance! As the well-informed Mohamed Toubache-Ter on Twitter, the 98 world champion spoke on Monday in video with Marc Keller and Hubert Fournier, respectively responsible for youth selections and National Technical Director, both instructed by the president of the FFF Philippe Diallo to choose the new boss of the Hopes.
The minister’s choice!
The 2nd top scorer in the history of the Blues, 45, would now be the priority track, with Jocelyn Gourvennec in plan B. And this, while Julien Stéphan was first announced as the favorite … It is indeed the minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who would push hard for the appointment of Henry to this post, as assured by Toubache-Ter.
Consultant for Prime Video in France and for the American channel CBS (from England), Henry must first free himself from his contractual obligations before being able to return to service on a bench. The Arsenal legend did not shine in Monaco and Montreal, but he has the experience of major competitions, he who was in the Belgium staff at the last two World Cups.
