Monaco set to sack Thierry Henry after just three months and make Leonardo Jardim manager again

Thierry Henry is on the verge of being sacked from his first managerial role after a disastrous three-month spell in charge of Monaco.

In what could be an embarrassing turn of events, the former Arsenal striker is reportedly set to be replaced by Leonardo Jardim, the man he took over from in October.

Jardim was relieved of his duties after an alarming slump in form saw Monaco drop to 18th, having won the league title in 2017.

Overall, Henry has won just four of 20 matches and he has not managed a single victory in front of home supporters at the Stade Louis II, as Monaco sit 19th in Ligue 1, three points from safety.

In their last league match, they suffered a humiliating 5-1 thrashing at home to Strasbourg and Henry was forced to apologise after telling defender Kenny Lala “your grandmother’s a w***e”.

Worse still, an almost full-strength Monaco side lost 3-1 to Ligue 2 side Metz, playing a fringe squad, in the Coupe de France on Tuesday.

Henry has remained reluctant to make the plight of Monaco about himself, insisting he’s more worried about the club than his own future.

“My future? Owners would decide when they need to decide. I am more worried for Monaco’s future. I already said that,” Henry told a news conference.

“I will repeat. No need to always ask the same question, I would answer the same thing – Atletico Madrid have been relegated in the 90s with stronger players than us. [Real] Zaragoza as well more recently as you know. I could talk about all the leagues.

“We are in this situation, even if it was Coupe de France and now we are out but this weekend against Dijon in Ligue 1 it’s going to be war.”

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