The reason why coach Thierry Henry suddenly left the French Olympic team, Joao Felix went to Chelsea

"We are obviously very sorry for this decision by coach Thierry Henry, after he achieved his goal of winning a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics, 40 years after the medal that the French Olympic team won in Los Angeles 1984. Following his journey at the Olympics, Henry was a professional, serious and worked with great love. We wish him luck in the next stage of his career," said FFF President Philippe Diallo.

Coach Thierry Henry

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, a transfer information expert: "Thierry Henry has left the French Olympic team and may be aiming to find a career leading a club in the near future. During his coaching career, Henry had a short period of leading Monaco (2018-2019 season) and Montreal Impact (in MLS), was also an assistant to the Belgian national team, and recently the U.21 team with the French Olympic team".

The French press also assessed the possibility that in the future Thierry Henry could replace coach Didier Deschamps to lead the French team after the 2026 World Cup.

Meanwhile, according to AS (Spain), coach Thierry Henry suddenly left the French Olympic team because they did not win the gold medal in men's football as expected, after losing to Spain in the final match with a score of 3-5 after extra time.

Thierry Henry will return to his job as a commentator on CBS Sports Golazo (USA) to report on the Champions League, while waiting for a new opportunity to lead a club or national team in the future.

Joao Felix arrives at Chelsea, clearing Atletico Madrid's transfer deadlock

On August 20, when Atletico Madrid started their La Liga (Spain) campaign with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal, the team received good news to resolve the current deadlocked transfer deals. Accordingly, Chelsea FC in England agreed on a long-term fee for striker Joao Felix. Through that, the team will also let midfielder Conor Gallagher go in the opposite direction to Atletico Madrid.

Joao Felix returns to Chelsea on long-term deal

The deal was thought to have been completed a week ago, but Atletico Madrid failed to convince striker Samu Omorodion to join Chelsea, leaving the two sides deadlocked. Negotiations only resumed when Atletico Madrid put striker Joao Felix on the transfer list and convinced Chelsea to buy him outright.

Chelsea have finally agreed a fee of 40-50 million euros for Joao Felix and signed a six-year contract. While Conor Gallagher will go to Atletico Madrid and will receive around 42 million euros in transfer fees. The English midfielder has signed a contract with the Spanish team until June 2029. These deals will be officially completed and launched on August 20.

In another development, veteran midfielder Ilkay Gundogan left the German national team and retired from international football, and will also leave Barcelona to return to his old club Man City.

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