Celtic’s managerial vacancy is one of the most talked-about gigs in world football right now.
Of course, the Hoops are a massive club so they likely won’t have any shortage of suitors in their hunt to replace Neil Lennon.
Big names like Roberto Martinez have been linked with the vacancy but another name mentioned in recent days is Thierry Henry.
He has recently left his role with Montreal Impact in MLS due to family reasons but a number of coincidences have occurred since. Indeed, the man he wanted as his number two a few years ago, Julien Stephan, has left his role at Rennes.
That provoked journalist Robin Bairner to comment the following on Twitter: “Interesting that Stephan has quit just days after Thierry Henry left Montreal. Henry wanted Stephan to be his assistant at Monaco but Rennes refused permission to talk. Could they team up, Henry as figurehead, Stephan as the coach?”
Described as someone with “a science to football” by Radamel Falcao, his coaching methods have drawn mixed results. He was sacked as manager of Monaco after just three months for instance.
That being said, it would certainly be an interesting line of approach for Celtic to take but it could be game-changing in keeping one of their star players.
Odsonne Edouard has regularly been linked with a move away, most recently to Arsenal. Given the mass interest and Celtic’s trophy-less season, it would be very difficult to keep him in Glasgow. That being said, he is a man that Henry rates incredibly highly.
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Speaking about the relationship between the two last year, Ally McCoist told talkSPORT; “I spoke to Thierry Henry at the Liverpool vs Leicester City game and he really rates Edouard. He was saying in France in particular [he’s rated] and he personally really, really thinks he’s got a chance of going right to the top.”
Henry, of course, is a legend of the French game and there would be few better strikers to learn from than the Arsenal great.
He is one of the most lethal strikers we’ve seen over the last two decades and if Henry sees Edouard as someone who could reach the top, he'd surely be central to his plans at Parkhead.
Of course, a move to a bigger club may be on the cards but surely a man of Henry’s influence in French football could sway him to stay?
After all, why wouldn’t he want to learn from a master craftsman in Henry? The 43-year-old could take him to the next level and help him earn an even bigger move than may initially be on the cards.
This has the potential to be a dream combination. Dermot Desmond needs to see if it can become a reality.