The contract of Thierry Henry, appointed coach of the France Espoirs team and the France Olympic team, is being finalized, said Thursday the President of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo. “Contractually, we are in the process of finalizing everything,” said the boss of the FFF on the sidelines of a press conference at the headquarters of the body devoted to the futsal development plan.
“We are in the process of building the rest of his staff with Thierry. There will be a full proposal next week,” continued Philippe Diallo, who revealed that Gaël Clichy, former French international and ex-teammate of Henry at Arsenal, would be part of the coaching staff.
The Federation had already announced on Monday that Gérald Baticle would be the deputy of Thierry Henry, who has signed up until 2025 with the aim of shining at the Paris-2024 Olympic Games and qualifying the Bleuets for Euro-2025. .
“For the Olympic Games and also for the qualification for the Euro we need an incarnation, also affirmed the president of the FFF. Thierry Henry is the perfect embodiment for an event that happens once a century. It is one of the legends of French football that the federation wanted to see arrive within it in the perspective of a huge event called the Olympic Games. I think he is extremely honored and proud to lead this team. He wants, he is ambitious. It is also a chance for him through this team to demonstrate his talents as a coach.
Henry, world (1998) and European (2000) champion with the Blues, will make his big debut at the head of the France Espoirs team during a friendly against Denmark on September 7 in Nancy, before the first qualifying match for Euro-2025, September 11 in Slovenia. He will reveal his roster on August 31.