Henry was the first option to replace Valverde

Ernesto Valverde knows that it is difficult to not be questioned in a club as famous as Barcelona. The coach will now be put under pressure, as after each game passes without a win he will be presented with more and more doubts.

An experience that the coach already knows. In February, both Barcelona and Valverde came to an agreement to renew his contract. Doubts that made the club look in the market for alternatives to coach the team weeks before.

According to 'Mundo Deportivo' and what Xavier Bosch already explained, one of the names that was spoken about in the offices at Camp Nou, was in fact, Thierry Henry, who has spent some time coaching the Belgian national team before arriving at Monaco. He has recently signed a deal with Montreal Impact.

In fact, as shown by this source, the Frenchman met with members of the coaching staff to know the philosophy that Henry could implement in Barca. And he liked this possibility.

A football connoisseur, who is an imposing figure in the world of football and has a good relationship with important men, such as Leo Messi, the Frenchman had a serious option to sign with the Barcelona squad.

Valverde accepted the renewal and all alternative plans were thrown out of the window. A new project in which Gaby Milito would also have entered as Henry's right-hand man.

The Argentinian now trains at Estudiantes de La Plata, an Argentinian club. The ex-footballer also knew Messi, besides other veterans like Sergio Busquets or Gerard Piqué.

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