AS Monaco appoints Thierry Henry as new manager

Thierry Henry as a teenager played for Monaco from 1994–1999 

French Ligue 1 club, AS Monaco has appointed former Arsenal star, Thierry Henry as their new manager.

Monaco sacked Leonardo Jardim on Thursday and Henry, a former Barcelona star rejected the offer to coach Aston Villa and will now leave his role as Belgium head coach assistant to become Monaco manager.

Monaco confirmed Henry is the new manager on Twitter on Saturday morning with Monaco posting a photo of him in the early stages of his playing career with the messages '#He'sComingHome' and '#ForeverMonaco'.

Jardim had led Monaco to the French title in 2017 but last year's Ligue 1 runners-up have struggled this season.

They currently sit 18th in the table having picked up only one win in all competitions.

In a club statement, Henry said: 'In the first place, I thank AS Monaco for giving me the opportunity to coach the team of this club which is so special to me.

'I am very happy to come back to AS Monaco and extremely determined to meet the challenges ahead. I can not wait to meet the players to start working together.'

Henry also posted a heartfelt message on Instagram.

He added: 'I was fortunate to receive some very attractive offers over the last few months but Monaco will also be close to my heart.

'Having started my footballing career with this great club, it seems like fate that I will now begin my managerial career here too.'