Ian Wright recently gave his blessing for Arsenal hero, Thierry Henry, to sign for Manchester United. His son has since signed for Manchester City, having his medical at a Manchester hospital today. However, TalkSport radio have revealed that another player was rumoured to be in the hospital today, with the intention of moving to United.
Wright revealed that word around the hospital was Henry had also had a medical today at the same hospital, with a move to Manchester United on the cards. He claims he heard from the medical staff that Henry had been there earlier that day.
David Gill has spoken about our striker search this evening. Whilst most assume he is talking about Dimitar Berbatov, could it be Henry we’re waiting on?
“Clearly there’s not long to go,” he said. “You’ll have to wait with bated breath. We’re looking at it. Let’s see what happens. It’s inappropriate to comment on what is going on behind the scenes at the moment. We’re working on it but I’ve been doing transfers for many, many years and know nothing is done until it’s done, either in or out. We’ll see what happens but, unfortunately, everybody is going to have to wait.”
Just a year before moving to Barcelona, Henry claimed he would never go to Spain and would stay with Arsenal for the rest of his career. The fact that he has since said that he would never play for another English club is meaningless.
And if Alan Smith can sign for United, anyone can. I’d just rather believe all of this can’t be true though.
Surely Wright was being wound up here?
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lol… dream on…
TalkShite and Ian Shite are both shite. This deal will not happen.
Although i hope it does happen, Man Utd would be a lot weaker if they signed Henry instead of Berbatov (Im an Arsenal fan)
yeah right.
Would Eric Cantona suit up for Arsenal?
utter tosh.
u lot were saying that vieira was gonna join u back in the day.
aint gonna happen boys.
I’m an Arsenal fan. I wouldn’t be “heartbroken” or any of that crap if Henry joined you but I would be surprised… With the greatest of respect to the man, his best years are behind him. I think he’s got injury problems (back pain, sciatica, etc) and while he can do OK in the slower paced Spanish leagues he’d struggle with those kinds of injuries in the “2 games a week, 200MPH paced games” EPL.
Go Thierry.
Arsenal fan here, can just imagine Old Fergie sanctioning the past it, injury prone Silvestre to Arsenal soley to make the transfer of Henry even more noteworthy.
Must admit i’ve got a horrible feeling this one will happen. He’s past his prime but Henry at 60% is still easily going to get 20+ goals per season.
Even as a United fan, I would have to laugh like hell if Henry came here, and with the midfielders and forwards we already have, he could add another prong to our attack, a la Henrik Larsson two years ago.
Plus, I would love to see the look on the Gooner faces.
Tre – you have to go to games to see the look on faces…..TV doesn’t quite have the same effect
Unlikely to happen. Henry is cup tied in UCL now, the one trophy he wants to win. Just can’t see it happening, if he wasn’t there might have been a chance.
this sort of news just keep it between ur friends dont publish it coz it will backfire you
My mate got a text yesterday saying that Henry was at Carrington but we all thought he was taking the piss, especially as we were sure he had played for Barca in their qualifying game and was therefore cup tied in Europe. This rumour’s getting stronger by the day!!
United are club that sells teenagers to Barcelona and have yet to sign a player this summer. The £800m Glazer debt is informing how United do business.
Thierry Henry has 4 years left on a 120k week contract. haha. Theirry Henry is 31 and well past his best (and receding rapidly). I would be DELIGHTED if United took responsibility for this contract . But they wont. They can’t afford it.
Some moron about cited Larsson above. Um. Like Tevez, Larsson was a fee saving rental. Henry is a 4 year commitment.
Last year in the CL semi-finals, Henry was the primary threat from Barca even though he got very limited playing time. Yeah, I know, Lionel Messi ran around in circles but he was effectively marshalled by the UTD defenders so that he did party tricks but no damage. In contrast, Teary Henry was direct and tested E. VDS on several occasions. Teary Henry was both direct and dangerous and I was very happy that Rijkaard kept him on the bench for the majority of both games.
I’ve always believed that if Karim Benzema is a reach-too-far then Thierry Henry would be a better “fit” with this whirligig attack than Dimitar Berbatov. Sure, Henry may not have the blistering pace he possessed a few years ago but he is a terrific forward – not a striker, but a forward and, as such, he would fit in very well with the guys who are already here. Plus, Teary must be chastened by his stint in Barcelona when he was always given the cold shoulder by Rijkaard.
Henry has a lot to prove if he wants to again be recognized as a superstar – playing for a winning team with the very highest profile won’t hurt his personal agenad. He would be a much, much better alternative than Henrik Larsson who played a lot and produced little. Teary Henry still has a lot to give and let’s not forget that he will be an economy option, too. I would consider that a win-win solution to the so-called problem of depth up-front.
I remember last week when Fergie said that everybody would be shocked at what was going to happen over the weekend. I wonder if this is it? I tell you one thing though, I hope Spurs get stuck with Berbatov, so that they lose a shitload of potential proffit for trying to bleed us dry and we’ll see if they make him ‘rot in the reserves’.
We only need a rotation striker anyway, so depending on Henry being resonably priced, perhaps he’s a wise choice. I actually think it’s a credible story
what’s with all the smug gooners on here? we’ve just offloaded a dodgy 31 year old defender on them, yet they jump around with glee at the thought of us going for henry. kind of ironic when you think about it.
i’d rather we didn’t go for him, but if we do i’d support him like i do every red (apart from kieran richardson, but he was a cunt).
I heard that Rooney and Ronaldo were signing for the Gunners on Wednesday. Just had a medical at Queen Marys hospital in Sidcup, Kent.
Surely medicals are carried out at the clubs own private medical facility or centre. I can’t see them both waiting in Manchester general to let some NHS doctor stick his finger up their dot. I may be wrong but surely our premiership prima donnas are not going to be relying on the NHS for fitness results and tests.
£15mil [or less] for Heny or £25mil [or more] for Berbatov. No brainer isn’t it? £25mil is too much for a 27 yr old. Then again, £15mil might be a bit too much for a 31 yr old especially as Barca only paid £16mil or so. If we can hustle Barca down to £10mil then it should be a good deal. Pep Guardiola has a very peculiar agenda.
I don’t know who all these Arsenal fans on here are but I’m pretty sure they’re all lying. I’m honest enough to admit that (like all Arsenal fans) I’d feel physically sick at the sight of our all time highes goal scorer in a United shirt. However, I can tell you right now that it won’t happen so the whole debate’s meaningless!
It is on Talk Shit and it’s bullshit. So do not get your hopes up. Moving from a beautiful, sophisticated city like Barcelona to a little village like manchester will be too much of a culture shock for the Frenchman. In my considered opinion you would be better off going for the moody spud instead. He would have no problem adjusting to your miserable little town having endured N18 for the past couple of years…Yes, go for the spud, you know it makes sense.
The deal makes sense in a weird sort of way except that Ian Wright has been so consistently wrong that he’s become the albatross of predictions.
If Wright had said there was no chance, I’d expect Henry to be at Old Trafford within hours.
Ian has missed with his guesses more often than he hit the target with his goals.
With the yankiescum utd debt rising at a phenomenal rate, don’t expect any signings, just departures. The £800million is now nearing £950million so how does your little franchise expect to continue unless assets are off-loaded?
justin
shut up, who ever u support of a rival it is not washing look at arsenal liverpool and man city for example. if the players are below united standard whats the point wasting money and signing them douche bag. liverpool and man city are a joke pay anything for players who are just garbage.
Maybe Larsson is coming again, the newspapers in Sweden is writing about that Helsingborg is willing to sell him, he’d be cheap and wouldn’t complain if he didn’t get a lot of games. He’s similar to Solskjaer in many ways and would be an excellent choice.
Patrik, Larsson is 37 this year, i’m really not sure he is the type we’re lookin for. Tho he is good, how many games do u think he could play and give us 100%? Either we stick with Berba or we buy Hunterlaar. If both fails, i think we should be fine with Rooney, Tevez, Manucho, Campbell, Welbeck & Saha.
Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson should cip in the goals as well.
Also, i just had a crazy theory. We all know Ronaldo should be leavin next season for Real and since Real have been chasing Hunterlaar this season, there might be swap next season with Hunterlaar (of course, some money involved as well!) and Ronaldo goin there. Reason i believe this is SAF would wanna check out if Hunterlaar is really good and reliable against tougher opponents.
Well just a crazy idea…
It is a crazy idea. Huntelaar would not want to be passed around like a bad penny. If he had a good season, Real wouldn’t want to get rid, or they’d want £40M. If he had a bad season we wouldn’t want him. Larsson is definately too old to be an effective option. He was one foot in the grave last time round.
Yet more pathetic dross from the gooners on here, whose only arguement involves “yoru club is in debt” well unlike arsenal who are one of the biggest clubs in london we are the biggest club in the world and can service the debt.
I’d be more worried why you keep flogging your best players and why you are no longer winning things,
ps there is no such thing as “we spent the least ” cup so i suggest instead of bragging about how much money you haven’t spent maybe you should be worrying why you don’t spend a few quid and actually win something.
Those people saying the debts upto £950mill, you really should do your research.
The Glaziers have enough money elsewhere to pay off the debt immediately. However paying off the debt from a business pov is nonsensical. They employ a fairly common practice of operating under a debt, while investing the money that would pay off the debt elsewhere to achieve a higher rate of return. This higher rate of return is enough to more than cover the intrest payments on the debt thus the debt remains around £800 million while the money is still there to pay it off whenever they need to and the difference between the return of investment and the interest payments is total profit for them
If Henry goes to Man U he will go from hero to zero. He was my idol when I was a little kid and he alwas will be as long as he NEVER return to another prem club exept for AFC….
Actually there are quite a number of people from both Utd and Arsenal making remarks on here that have either had a frontal lobotomy or don’t have the brains they were born with.
Do try to grow up people and have a decent “chat”.
On a lighter note – no Thierry isn’t going to Utd – he says every night on my TV that the only club he would go back to is The Arsenal…..so there
Have him. He’s well past his best.
I’m a life long gooner.
I have to say we’ve been re-educated as football aesthetes following a decade of 1-0 grind outs, and that’s changed my persepctive on this quite a lot, but not entirely.
TH14 is quite simply a majestic player to watch week in, week out. Beautiful. (Although the TV doesn’t show you how much standing still he does). And there’s a begrudging part of me that would love to see him in England again. If Titi goes to Man U for a big pay day they’ll certainly benefit from having him, and the league would be richer for it.
Also it’s fair to argue that it was time for him to leave the Arse, mainly because he was at a different stage of his career to the rest of the team, and unable to adapt to his new role. Watching him cuddle Walcott before kick off to raise his spirits was frankly embarrassing. He’s not a captain, he’s not a leader, he’s an amazing football player, a striker who plays for vanity, a sprinter, and a cool as hell icon for a multimillion dollar revenue stream, wherever he plays.
That said, I think Henry knows and fully understands the rivalry between the clubs, and if he does go to Old Trafford, I’d imagine there would be much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the great unwashed at Emirates Stadium – of which I’m one.
Going to Man U. would forever label him a turn-coat like Frank Stapleton, who has never been forgiven. It would be like George Best turning out for Liverpool – it’s just plain wrong. And no matter how good and important Sol Campbell was for Arsenal, I always found it hard to support him fully – he was a spud in sheep’s clothing.
If I was a Manchester United fan, I don’t think I’d want him – I’d want SAF to find his own players, build his own stars – like Rooney, Ronaldo, Teves, Anderson – amazing players. You don’t need to destroy an icon to win, and doing so with a lifelong enemy in the ranks would only take the edge off your satisfaction.
jimmybob, you obviously don’t know the first thing about the finances of your own club.
All told, Manchester Utd made a LOSS of £57M last year and that was WITH doing the double.
Our stadium debt amounts to £19M a year over 25 years which is payed for twice over by the stadium itself which nets us £40M+ EXTRA per year.
All this aside though, Henry will never sign for Utd. That’s a fact.
This story is, no doubt, some sort of wind-up but even IF TearyHenry is “well past his best”, he’s still a damn-good player. Indeed, he could morph into a part-time situational substitute and back-up insurance of the quality that Double Champions of Europe would expect to have at SAF’s beck and call. Kinda like a “New OLE20″.
Billy – What the fuck are you talking about? There are no figures for how much money we’ve made from the Double as it was only a few months ago. The tax year ends in April. Save this nonsense for some Gooner blog eh? I’m sure it’ll make you all feel better about winning fuck all.
let henry go to man y and mr venger maik a move for berbatov and wie have the mony for him
..Mmmmhh. Somehow, I believe this “rumour”. What with the unusual Silvestre deal and the Gunners/AW being chummy, all of a sudden, with Sir Alex. A case of French Sandwhich with Henry in between? I find the Silvestre deal a curious one; much like a “hand of friendship” towards something bigger: Henry coming in to Man U.
I think he will make a good signing, age aside. He is worth 20 goals and should weigh in with some assists too. Besides, he will sell a few shirts, to boot.
Henry is a poser, maybe not past his best but he is not a United player. I could never cheer him and frankly wouldn’t want to.
We have to be beyond, this and if, and I certainly don’t think it will happen smacks a little of desperation on our behalf. We should have a plan B of Huntelaar up our sleaves, he would be ideal.
I would rather Berbatov come to Utd, but if Spurs won’t let him go to us then perhaps TH would be an option for a year or two. He might persuade Ronnie that life in sunny Spain is not that good. Man Utd for a footballer is the real deal, we are winners and the club is the biggest and the best. With THs ego he would want to be playing one last hurrah with the best.
Scott the Red:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/06/manchesterunited.premierleague
So I guess the Glazers must’ve found £58M down the back of the sofa over the course of the 2 months between the end of the financial year and the end of the season then?
If you think that winning the league and the champions league nets you that much (and even then, you’d only just be breaking even!!) then you’re sadly mistaken. Last time I checked it was 5.6M for the CL final and about 14M (ish) for the league.
It’s looking bleak for Utd, and I’m not just saying that as a gooner. Many of my mates who are Utd fans (you know, proper ones who read about the club and that) are worried.
Maybe you forgot what you said:
“Manchester Utd made a LOSS of £57M last year and that was WITH doing the double.”
The loss has nothing to do with the revenue received from winning the double, as it’s from the previous tax year. I was simply pointing out how misinformed you are. You’ve just sent me a link to show what our figures were for the year before this.
You actually think the only money made from winning the league comes from the actual prize money? Sponsorship deals increase dramatically when a business is putting their money in to a club that are the English and European Champions. More interest (and money) is brought in from overseas. Then there are the extra matches which bring in more revenue (Community Shield part I in Nigeria, part II at Wembley, World Championship, Super Cup).
I have no idea how much money that will bring in and I don’t pretend to. But if you’re going to come on here spouting off stats, at least make sure you’re right before doing so eh?