Thierry Henry quits Sky Sports role to pursue management

Sky Sports pundit Thierry Henry is leaving his role at the television station as he pursues a career in management.

Henry was an assistant manager with Belgium in their journey to third place in the 2018 Russian World Cup.

Following that impressive showing, Henry has decided to focus all his energy on becoming a manager in his own right.

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Thierry Henry announced his decision on Twitter, saying:

‘Over the last four years I have had some extremely rewarding coaching experiences in football.

‘These experiences have only made me more determined to fulfil my long term ambition to become a football manager.

‘It is with sadness, therefore, that I have decided that I must leave Sky Sports to enable me to spend more time on the pitch and concentrate on my journey to achieving that goal.

‘I would like to thank everyone at Sky for making me feel so welcome and at ease throughout my time with them and I wish them all the best for the future. Great memories.’

Henry gives up a contract with Sky which was reportedly worth £4m a year.