Henry jokes Juventus spell is ‘when I started losing my hair’ before legendary Arsenal status

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Thierry Henry of CBS Sports, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between Real Madrid C.F. and Manchester City at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on February 19, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry jokes about his time at Juventus when played out of position on the left wing. ‘That is when I started losing my hair!’

The 49-year-old wrote his name in the history books for the Premier League club and his country, including the World Cup, the European Championship, and two Golden Boot awards as top European scorer in 2003/04 and 2004/05.

Yet it was hard to predict that would’ve been the outcome when he had a brief spell at Juventus in 1999.

Henry scored just three goals with two assists in 20 appearances for the Bianconeri, most of them playing on the left wing.

He sat down with a French podcast and described the unusual and ill-fated experience with Italian football.

Henry unhappy at Juventus stay

“I played on the left wing at Juventus,” said Henry on Kampo.

“As a winger, you need to move depending on where the ball goes. So basically, you’re the third attacker when you need to get to the back post, in the middle when you’re needed there, but then also have to track back and get into position with the five behind you when losing the ball.

“That is when I started losing my hair, by the way!”

Henry was sold to Arsenal that summer and the rest is history, going on to score 228 goals with 107 assists in 377 competitive games for the Gunners as a centre-forward.