Thierry Henry is a 'leading candidate for top international manager's job' - with European nation 'set to sack their head coach after disappointing 2024'
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Thierry Henry could be set for a return to management on the international stage, according to reports. The Arsenal legend has previously managed Monaco and Montreal Impact at club level before coaching France Under-21s and his country's Olympic team at last year's Games in Paris.
![[Henry could replace Domenico Tedesco (pictured) as manager of the Belgian national team]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/17/94180205-14293261-image-a-17_1737049688085.jpg)
He left his role with the French national team after winning a silver medal at the Olympics and has since returned to punditry, but he is now in the running to take another top job on the touchline. According to L'Equipe, Henry is one of two leading candidates to be the next Belgium manager, with the European nation expected to sack Domenico Tedesco imminently.
![[Rudi Garcia (pictured) is viewed as Henry's main competition for the manager's position]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/17/94180391-14293261-image-m-20_1737049850278.jpg)
Henry, who previously had two separate spells as Belgium's assistant coach when he worked under Roberto Martinez, is expected to go head-to-head with Rudi Garcia to replace Tedesco. Tedesco is set to be sacked after a disappointing Euro 2024 campaign that saw Belgium eliminated in the round of 16 by France.
Thierry Henry has emerged as a leading candidate for a top international manager's job. Henry could replace Domenico Tedesco (pictured) as manager of the Belgian national team. Rudi Garcia (pictured) is viewed as Henry's main competition for the manager's position.
After taking over from Martinez following the 2022 World Cup, Tedesco led Belgium on a 14-match unbeaten run heading into last summer's Euros. However, the Red Devils won just one of their four matches in Germany before being knocked out. Things went from bad to worse after the tournament as Belgium lost four of their six Nations League matches after being placed in a group with France, Italy and Israel.
