- Thierry Henry has openly declared that he would love to become manager of Arsenal
- Arsene Wenger is currently under immense pressure following the Gunners poor string of results
- Henry is Arsenal's all-time top scorer and he is the currently the assistant coach of the Belgium national team
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has confirmed he will be interested in taking over as manager from current boss, Arsene Wenger, Sky Sports reports.
The current assistant manger of the Belgium national team says it would be his dream job to become coach of the club he acheived his legendary status.
"I still have a job to do with Belgium, but let's see what's going to happen.
"It will be a dream for me, but I'm still with Belgium. Interested? Yes, who wouldn't be?
"But I can't talk about that out of respect for the man that is in charge still and my job that I'm doing right now with Belgium. But who wouldn't be interested?"
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Henry had a short spell as assistant coach of Arsenal's under-18' s and his chances of succeeding Wenger look stronger than ever as pressure mounts on the 69-year-old gaffer.
Following Arsenal's 3-0 defeat at the hands of Carabao Cup at the weekend, Henry was asked if he would still be in charge of the club next season, he replied: "Who knows?"
Henry is presently working under former Everton and Swansea City boss Roberto Martinez with Belgium, but the former Monaco forward has never held a first-team managerial position.
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The Europa League title is the only route for the Gunners to play Champions League football next season as they lie in fifth, ten points behind London rivals, Tottenham.
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Henry spent eight years at Arsenal and remains the club's all-time top scorer with 228 goals and some sections of the board will drum support for the return of the king should Wenger be sacked.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng