Arsenal

Thierry Henry keen to manage Arsenal

By Shane Callaghan, Reporter | 17 December 2014

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry harbours dreams of returning to the Emirates Stadium to manage the Gunners after calling time on his playing career recently.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has reiterated an ambition to manage the Gunners at some point in the future.

The iconic striker hung up his boots at the age of 37 on Tuesday as the Frenchman now prepares to swap the field for a studio after signing up as a Sky Sports pundit.

Henry has insisted that his long-term future is in the dugout, but he is under no illusions over the difficulty of earning what would be his "dream" job in North London.

Asked if he harboured plans to lead Arsenal - where he scored a club-record 228 times in a highly-successful eight-year spell, Henry told The Telegraph: "That would be a dream come true but that's not how it works. You have to prove yourself first, you have to learn first. You need to be able to understand what it is to be a manager.

"The plan is to start my badges and I guess Arsenal will help me. To pass your badges, you have to work closely with a club and I would like to think it is going to be Arsenal. You know I'm in London when you see me at Arsenal.

"First and foremost, I don't know how or when, but everybody knows I would love to go back to Arsenal in some capacity. But I need to be equipped to go back. I want to learn the process, so I have to get my badges and what not. We will see what is going to happen."

On Tuesday, Henry's former Arsenal teammate Ray Parlour tipped the ex-France international to enjoy a successful career in management.