Thierry Henry is coming back to Major League Soccer.
The Montreal Impact named Henry as its seventh head coach in the team’s MLS era Thursday morning. The 1998 World Cup champion signed a two-year deal with an option for the 2022 season.
“It’s an honour to coach the Montreal Impact and return to MLS,” Henry said in a statement. “It’s a league I know well, in which I had some very nice moments. To be in Quebec, in Montreal, which has an enormous multicultural heritage, it’s extraordinary. I’ve always kept an eye on the club and now I’m here.