“Make this club grow. This is the ambition displayed by Thierry Henry this Monday at a press conference. The Serie B club has formalized the arrival of the former French international as a shareholder of the club. A small town in northern Italy, Como is above all known for its lake.
But Thierry Henry wants football to reign in the region: “In the world, we talk about this city only for its beauty. It’s normal. Now, it’s important that we talk about it for football. It’s time to grow the club. I will try to be here as much as possible. »
The 1998 world champion played for Juventus for one season in 1999, a period that marked him: “I know the passion that exists in Italy. I would have even stayed there when I was playing at Juve, but someone decided otherwise. I liked Juve a lot and I played a lot of battles against the Nazionale, I’m part of the Gattuso generation, Pirlo… I understood their mentality coming here as a player. »
Coach, selection assistant, consultant on Amazon Prime and now a shareholder. Thierry Henry has continued to start new projects on the sidelines of football since his retirement as a player. “It’s a new chapter in my life. When I was presented with this opportunity, I did not hesitate, ”explained the top scorer in the history of the Blues.
It was with Cesc Fabregas, who arrived at the club this summer, that Thierry Henry made contact with this new adventure. “It’s a great story,” commented the former Arsenal player. The chairman, Dennis Wise, former glory of Chelsea, welcomed the arrival of old names: “The fact that Henry and Fabregas have joined us means that we are doing a good job. There is ambition, three years ago no one would have imagined such a thing”.
Côme 1907 started the 2022-2023 financial year with two draws, and receives Brescia this Monday evening for the 3rd day of Serie B.