Next Arsenal manager: Thierry Henry coy on Arsene Wenger replacement

Arsene Wenger has announced he will be stepping down as manager of Arsenal at the end of the season.

And when asked whether he would consider taking over at the Emirates, Gunners legend Henry refused to be drawn into conversation over the matter.

“Look at me laughing! Listen, I’m not going to go that way again. I was trying to talk from the heart and it went a bit, I would say, too far,” he told Sky Sports.

“There is one person you can ask that question to, and that’s Ivan Gazidis. He’s the one who should be answering the question.

“I am here today to interview Pep Guardiola and Raheem Sterling. I cannot help you with more than that.”

Henry was signed by Wenger from Juventus in 1999 and went on to win the Premier League title twice and scoring 228 goals for the Gunners.

And Henry has been reflecting on his time under Wenger’s stewardship at Arsenal.

“The boss was the type of man that was going to trigger your brain on what you can achieve, then it’s up to you to achieve it, go out there and perform. He gave you that freedom,” he said.

“I used to go to his office sometimes to argue about whatnot, but I’d leave the office not even having really argued my point, but felt like I was the best player in the world. He would give you that pep talk.

“He was able to trigger your brain in the right way, make you able to show everyone what you’re made of.”