Thierry Henry Completing Move To Barcelona

Reports confirm that the former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has arrived in Barcelona to put complete his £16m move from Arsenal to the Catalan giants.

Henry was met by Barcelona club officials on his arrival. He will complete a medical and will then be unveiled as a Barca player later today (Monday).

The 20 year old Henry has agreed a four-year deal with the former European Champions.

Henry hasd already been talking to the Barca website, he said, “It is incredible. I am looking forward to playing in the Camp Nou and helping the team in every way I can.

“The most important thing that made me come [here] is the way Barca plays, the fans and the support they give. Without good fans it is difficult to have a good team and vice versa.”

You’ll proabably remember there was huge speculation last year when Barcelona and Arsenal met in the Champions League Final in Paris that Henry was about to leave to join the new Champions. However the game didn’t quite go as Henry would have wanted and there appeared to be a little bit of bad feeling between him and a few of the Barcelona players. He was obviously very upset at the time but whatever happened seems to be nothing but a distant memory now and the move that everyone thought was going to happen has, just a year later.

However, Henry has also said that his departure from Arsenal, where he has rightly become a Gunner Legend, has a lot to do with the recent and very unexpected departure of David Dein, the club’s long term vice-chairman and of course the future of Arsene Wenger. Dein was instrumental in bringing the Frenchman to [then] Highbury and the two men were known to be close friends. Henry has said, “Arsene has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

“Unfortunately and understandably, he has said that at this moment he will not commit to the club past the expiration of his current deal, which finishes at the end of the coming season.

“I respect his decision and his honesty but I will be 31 at the end of next season and I cannot take the chance to be there without Arsene Wenger and David Dein.”

Henry in Barcelona

Henry said this of his new club, “Barcelona are a wonderful club steeped in tradition and play beautiful football. I’m sure I will be very happy there.

“But I will miss the Arsenal fans dearly, they have supported me through thick and thin.

“They will always be in my heart, as will all the fans who make the game here so special. I will always have a special bond with Arsenal Football Club.”

Arsenal’s loss is of course also the Premiership’s loss. You can’t deny that Henry is a superb striker and probably the best the Gunners have ever had. He will leave a big gap in the Premiership but Arsenal’s will loss will be bigger. I don’t know who they will get to try to replace him but whoever it turns out to be, he will have an almost impossible job to fill Henry’s boots!

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Rik