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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 13 JULY 2016 20 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Thierry Henry quits Arsenal role to continue career as TV pundit Paul Pogba may stay put at Juventus, says agent Thierry Henry will not coach Arsenal's Under-18 side having opted to continue in his role as a television pundit THIERRY Henry will not coach Arsenal's Under-18 side having opted to continue in his role as a television pundit. The former Gunners striker had worked with Arsenal's acad- emy players last season during his course to gain his UEFA A Li- cence. The 38-year-old, who works on Sky's Premier League coverage and also appeared on the BBC's Euro 2016 output, was offered a role within the Arsenal set-up by manager Arsene Wenger - but was told he would have to step down as a pundit. Wenger has a history of aid- ing his former players, with Steve Bould currently his assistant and Freddie Ljungberg working within the youth ranks. Mikel Arteta, who retired at the end of last season, is also believed to have been offered a backroom role but decided to move to work under Pep Guardiola at Manches- ter City. Henry is one of the top-earners at Sky since signing for the net- work in December, with former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams now believed to be set to return on a permanent basis. The ex-Portsmouth and Wy- combe boss, 49, underwent heart surgery last year and has already been working with Arsenal's Un- der-18s in recent weeks. Wenger himself has several tel- evision commitments including a deal with beIN Sports but appears against members of his staff com- bining dual roles. Paul Pogba may stay put at Juventus despite talks about the French midfielder's possible move to England or Spain, his agent Mino Raiola has said THE 23-year-old Pogba, who played a piv- otal role in France's run to the Euro 2016 final, has been strongly linked with a return to English Premier League club Manchester United with Champions League winners Real Madrid also eyeing him. However, a fee touted to be around a world record 100 million pounds ($130.65 mil- lion) could see Real priced out of a move for Pogba, according to British media reports. "There is a lot of talk about Paul's future, but maybe he will not leave Juventus," Raio- la told The Times. "We are very happy at Juventus and they are a club that want to keep their star play- ers." Pogba's contract at Juventus runs un- til 2019, while Raiola has worked closely with United during the close season as he wrapped up deals for his clients, midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Graeme Souness and Thierry Henry Paul Pogba