Appointed Monday at the head of the France Espoirs team, succeeding Sylvain Ripoll, Thierry Henry should receive the same salary as his predecessor, according to L’Equipe.
He didn’t make money out of it. If Thierry Henry accepted the post of coach of the France Espoirs team and to succeed Sylvain Ripoll, thanked after the elimination of Bleuets in the quarter-finals of the Euro against Ukraine (3-1), c is above all for the sporting challenge. In his discussions with the French Football Federation, the former tricolor striker (123 caps, 52 goals) was focused on the field and performance rather than the pecuniary aspect.
So much so that the FFF did not need to make “excessive efforts” financially, according to L’Equipe, to attract the 2018 world champion. He should thus receive the same salary as his predecessor, namely around 40,000 euros gross monthly. His two-year contract is nevertheless accompanied by “quite significant incentives” on the results at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Euro 2025, presented as his two main objectives.
Thierry Henry, which will communicate its first list on August 31will make his debut at the head of the France Espoirs team on September 7 in a friendly match against Denmark in Nancy before an important first meeting, four days later, in Slovenia for the start of qualifying for the Euro 2025 (September 11).