Thierry Henry has joined the list of candidates to replace under-fire Barcelona manager Quique Setien, who’s counting his final days in Catalonia.
Thierry Henry is a viable candidate to take over the reins at Barcelona, now that Quique Setien’s tenure at the club hangs by a thread.
Setien’s dismissal is now a near-certainty.
The Catalans are expected to part ways with the 61-year-old, effective immediately, following a horror 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
After finishing the 2019/20 season without a single piece of silverware, the struggling giants are looking to make notable changes to their sporting management.
The name of Mauricio Pochettino has transpired just hours after Barcelona’s thumping at Estadio da Luz.
But, even though reports say former Tottenham boss already held talks with Barca bigwig Josep Maria Bartomeu, there’s still a big question mark over that takeover.
As reported by the Daily Star, the ‘Blaugrana’ have now taken former star Henry into consideration for the post-Setien era.
Henry, who learned his managerial trade as Roberto Martinez’s assistant at the Belgium national team, is currently in charge of Montreal Impact.
The 42-year-old spent illustrious three years at Barcelona, lifting seven major titles, including the Champions League in 2008/09.
Despite lacking experience in the branch, Henry is seen as an upgrade to Barca’s recent bosses by the hierarchy and could come on board as an instant fix.
Aside from Henry and Pochettino, the likes of Massimiliano Allegri and Ronald Koeman are also among the names of Setien’s potential successors.
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