FRESH FROM HIS role as Belgium assistant coach this summer, Thierry Henry is reportedly set to be installed as the new Aston Villa manager.
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One considerable remaining hurdle blocking the move is that Steve Bruce remains in the hotseat he has occupied since 2016.
With bookmakers suspending betting on Henry being the next Villa boss, The Guardian this evening report that Bruce will meet the Birmingham club’s new majority shareholders Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens tomorrow, before the Championship club’s pre-season friendly against West Ham in Walsall.
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“Whatever state this club is in, I think it needs me,” Bruce said before the Henry speculation took hold.
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Martin Rickett
“The new owners might want to have their own man in. All the indications are that this is not the case but until I get in front of them I won’t know. I hope they give me the opportunity but I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t going to be that way because, as we’ve seen many times, the new broom always sweeps clean.”
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Steve Bruce set to meet Villa owners amid speculation he will be replaced by Thierry Henry
FRESH FROM HIS role as Belgium assistant coach this summer, Thierry Henry is reportedly set to be installed as the new Aston Villa manager.
One considerable remaining hurdle blocking the move is that Steve Bruce remains in the hotseat he has occupied since 2016.
With bookmakers suspending betting on Henry being the next Villa boss, The Guardian this evening report that Bruce will meet the Birmingham club’s new majority shareholders Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens tomorrow, before the Championship club’s pre-season friendly against West Ham in Walsall.
“Whatever state this club is in, I think it needs me,” Bruce said before the Henry speculation took hold.
“The new owners might want to have their own man in. All the indications are that this is not the case but until I get in front of them I won’t know. I hope they give me the opportunity but I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t going to be that way because, as we’ve seen many times, the new broom always sweeps clean.”
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