Thierry Henry has confirmed he has left Arsenal’s coaching set up and declared he respects Arsene Wenger’s decision for him to part ways with the Gunners.
Club legend Henry was presented with an opportunity to coach the north London club’s Under-18 side next season with the condition that he stepped down from his high-profile role as a pundit on Sky Sports.
Wenger was believed to be worried that Henry criticising Arsenal players on a public platform before mixing with them at their London Colney training base could prove to be problematic.
Henry accepted the coaching role but decided not to turn his back on punditry, which led to his departure.
I would like to thank Andries Jonker for offering me the chance to coach the U18's @arsenal, which I was honoured to accept. However …/ctd
— Thierry Henry (@ThierryHenry) July 12, 2016
/ctd… I respect Arsène Wenger's decision and I want to wish their manager Kwame Ampadu, the boys and …/ctd
— Thierry Henry (@ThierryHenry) July 12, 2016
/ctd… everyone at the club all the best for the forthcoming season.
— Thierry Henry (@ThierryHenry) July 12, 2016
However, the 38-year-old has confirmed his split from the Gunners was an amicable one and has wished the club well for the future.
Kwame Ampadu will lead the Under 18 side in the wake of Henry’s departure and is set to be assisted by another ex-Arsenal captain in the form of Tony Adams, whose most recent role was director of football at Gabala in Azerbaijan.
Henry is believed to earn roughly £4m-a-year at Sky and Standard Sport understands he is still welcome to attend future coaching sessions at Arsenal, but not in an official basis.
Henry completed his Uefa A Licence in March and still needs to complete his Uefa Pro Licence before he will be able to manage at the top level.
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