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Barcelona to offer Arsenal's Henry £120,000-a-week contract
tribalfooball.com - June 02, 2007

Barcelona are preparing a formal approach to Arsenal for captain Thierry Henry.
The Mail on Sunday says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is on holiday so no decisions on the future of Henry, 29, will be made imminently, but it is believed that he would consider a bid of around £20 million.

A three-year deal worth £120,000 a week would be on offer for a player who is contracted at Arsenal until 2011.

Barca leave door open for Henry

Barcelona say they still want to sign Thierry Henry - but he must first show he is willing to leave Arsenal.

Henry, 29, has long been linked with the Nou Camp club and Barca look set to make another approach for the striker.

Sporting director Txiki Beguiristain told the Sunday Express: "If he has the desire to play here, then we can see if it's going to happen or not."

Last week, Henry played down reports he was set to quit the Gunners after being linked with Barca and Inter Milan.

He said: "Since I started playing football there has been speculation about me going to a lot of clubs and that will never, ever stop.

"But as I said, for now I'm an Arsenal player, so there is nothing to add to it."

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has previously said he would welcome Henry's arrival at the club and now Lilian Thuram has echoed those thoughts.

"It would be great if Thierry came to Barcelona," Henry's former French international team-mate Thuram told the News of the World.

"It would very good for the club because he's a great player - and for him it would be positive too because this club is ideal for him."

Henry signed a new four-year contract last summer but has since been plagued by injuries and has grown frustrated at Arsenal's inability to mount a title challenge.

"It was pretty difficult to see once again that we finished so far away from the top teams," added Henry, whose side finished fourth in the Premiership in the 2006-2007 campaign.

"It's always the same top four and I'm actually getting annoyed that we're finishing at the end of the top four now."

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Barca leave door open for Henry

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry will finally put an end to his stay in London and join Barcelona for £15m, say club insiders (Various).


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Reports today not looking good for Arsenal (if u want Henry to stay)