Although he never played for FC Bayern himself, legendary striker Thierry Henry seems to have a lot left for the German record champions. In an interview, the coach of the French U21 national team sang praises.
“I would choose Bayern,” replied Henry at “La Croix” when asked which club he valued most in his eventful career.
The former world-class shooter scored three goals in five direct duels with FC Bayern in the premier class for FC Arsenal and FC Barcelona.
Henry stressed: “I’ve been in football for over 20 years. Everything this club does is remarkable because it does it constantly, with the winning mentality and the intensity that it brought to the pitch in every Champions League game .”
Recently, the Frenchman has had more to do with the German industry leader again, after all, top talent Mathys Tel plays for Bavaria. During the last international break, Henry brought him into the U21s for the first time, and three scorer points in two matches followed.
Special praise for transfers from FC Bayern
Henry is enthusiastic about Munich philosophy. “When I look at successful clubs like Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City or FC Barcelona, I see that most of their superstars were brought in for incredibly high sums, including Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland and Neymar,” said the 46-year-old. year olds to consider.
On the other side is FC Bayern, who “bought Mathys Tel, Jamal Musiala, Robert Lewandowski, Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies for a total of less than 50 million euros.” The club would also have produced world stars such as David Alaba, Thomas Müller and Philipp Lahm.
“This club has no owners and is run by its members. That’s amazing,” said Henry, paying respect to the Bundesliga club.
The 1998 world champion was able to understand why FC Bayern invested around 100 million euros in a single player for the first time in the summer.
Record man Harry Kane is an “established footballer”, the “greatest player in the history of Tottenham”. It’s “not easy to buy a player like that, especially in today’s market.”