Football: Gérald Baticle, Thierry Henry’s assistant for a year, will replace him at the head of the French Under-21 team

Gérald Baticle, Thierry Henry’s assistant for the past year, will replace him at the head of the French espoir team, franceinfo learned from a source close to the case, confirming information from the newspaper. The Parisian.

Gérald Baticle, 54, had been his assistant for a year with the U21s and with the French Olympic team, with which he won a silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games. He also coached SCO d’Angers from 2021 to 2022.

His nomination must be validated on Friday during a vote at the executive committee (Comex) of the French Football Federation. During this same “Comex”, Laurent Bonadei will also be inducted as the new coach of the French women’s team, replacing Hervé Renard, the same source reports to franceinfo.