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Barca baulk at Wenger's Henry deal demands
Arsene Wenger has demanded Barcelona include Samuel Eto'o in any deal if Arsenal are to let Thierry Henry leave the club.
The Gunners boss reportedly held talks with Barca financial director Ferran Soriano in Paris earlier this week with Henry's future at the Emirates Stadium looking less certain than ever before.
Barcelona want a straight cash deal for Henry, which is why they sent Soriano - who has little say over the playing personnel at the Nou Camp.
But Wenger wants Eto'o and told him to take the message back to sporting director Txiki Beguiristain that Barcelona will have to lose one superstar sriker to gain another.
Henry has made numerous denials about leaving Arsenal, mainly through his agent so far this summer, but reports on Monday claimed he had reached agreement over personal terms if the clubs could broker his transfer.
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If he does leave, which I hope he doesn't, this is a deal I'd like, as Eto'o is one of the top strikers in the world and younger than Henry, too.