Lyle Foster of the Orlando Pirates, delighted with the opportunity to work with Thierry Henry at AS Monaco

Orlando Pirates striker, Lyle Foster, revealed that he was eager to work with former French striker Thierry Henry at AS Monaco.

The young Buccaneers is preparing to join the French Ligue 1 for a long – term contract in January, driven by the legend of Arsenal, and Foster is delighted to have such an opportunity.

"No matter who would be eager to work with him, he was an excellent striker and now he is a great coach, so I just want to learn as much as I can from him," said Foster, quoted by Daily Sun.

Foster was invited to attend trials in Europe with Monaco and would have done enough to win a contract with Ligue1 formation.

"But for now my head is still at Orlando Pirates, I do not want to think about it too much. Obviously, this is a huge opportunity that I have to grab with both hands, "he added.

"I went there to coach with the team and I was able to watch a match in Monaco and Lille. After the match, Lebo Mothiba gave me his jersey, so that was fine, "concluded Foster.

Although he has not made his mark on the Pirates since joining the senior team a season ago, Foster remains confident in the coaching match against coach Milutin Sredojevic.

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With age still on his side, he has less than two months left to impress the technical team in order to gain regular first-team experience before leaving to work under Henry.

At 18, he will join South African players such as Lebo Mothiba, Keagan Dolly, Lebohang Phiri and Bongani Zungu, among others, who practice their profession in Ligue 1.