Thierry Henry 'wants' to become Bordeaux manager, reveals Arsene Wenger

Ligue 1 side have suspended current manager Gus Poyet over comments made about the club's transfer dealings

Belgium assistant coach Thierry Henry, center, looks on during a training session on the eve of the semifinal against France at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Arsene Wenger is in no hurry to return to management but the former Arsenal manager says fellow Frenchman Thierry Henry is interested in taking over at Bordeaux.

The Ligue 1 side suspended manager Gus Poyet last week for his comments on the club's transfer dealings after the sale of striker Gaetan Laborde to Montpellier.

"Yes, [Henry] wants to do it, he is intelligent and he has the qualities," Wenger, who is on an extended holiday in Corsica, told local newspaper Corse Matin.

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"The existential question that we always ask ourselves is whether we are ready to sacrifice our life for the coaching profession."

Wenger ended his 22-year tenure at Arsenal in May. Henry, who played under Wenger at the North London club, became assistant manager of World Cup semi-finalists Belgium in 2016.