henry:its oficial

[caruiz93]

french striker has been oficially signed by barcelona......they payed 24 million for him

España | El Barcelona cierra la contratación de Thierry Henry



MEDIOTIEMPO | Agencias
22 de Junio de 2007

Pasó en el Arsenal ocho años
El FC Barcelona cerró hoy el fichaje del jugador francés del Arsenal Thierry Henry por cuatro temporadas, según confirmaron fuentes del club catalán, que pagará cerca de 24 millones de euros por el delantero.

Según desveló 'Catalunya Informació' y confirmaron fuentes del Barça, Ferran Soriano, Vicepresidente Azulgrana, fue el encargado de concretar el fichaje del internacional galo, autor de 10 goles en los 17 partidos de Liga que ha disputado en la recién concluida campaña.

Después de ocho años consecutivos en el equipo inglés, Henry se convertirá en jugador azulgrana un año después de renunciar a la operación para intentar el asalto a la Champions League con el Arsenal de Arsene Wenger.

[EFE][foto: EFE]

[Andygers]

Ah well on UK radio they have said that its not official yet. And also there has been no word from Arsenal yet...So I'm a bit confused now :ronaldo:

[caruiz93]

sources close to barcelona have said this information and the website i have gotten this information form is very respectable and very trustworthy..it is pretty much where us merxicans on this forum get all of our informationa and its always right.

[onbrick247]

i have seen nothing as of yet keep us posted

[caruiz93]

ok i will this is like recent news..this article came out freshh like 2 hours ago.

[caruiz93]

i found another bit of info on wikipedia:

According to to reports from the Spanish media on June 22, 2007, Henry is set to make a move to FC Barcelona, for a fee believed to be in the region of £16 million on a four-year deal.[41]

[onbrick247]

yeah just caught wind of it on soccernet and it's all over yahoo answers.
at least arsenel fans will have a perminent exscuse for loosing to man u next year

[caruiz93]

yeah just caught wind of it on soccernet and it's all over yahoo answers.
at least arsenel fans will have a perminent exscuse for loosing to man u next year


haha yeah.:lol: arsenal is really going downt the drain..they have a bright future with a new stadium and good young players like fabragas and van persie that will develop into better players but for the next couple of seasons i dont see them winning anyhting especially wiht this loss of a great player.

[onbrick247]

i still don't understand why they didnt try to get eto'o out of the deal

[caruiz93]

im pretty sure that this was mentioned in the negotiations but barcelona has better options with etoo...they can keep hima nd creat a lethal front line or sell him for alot of money to ac milan.

[onbrick247]

true. i wounder how real madrid will counter this, they have to do something big to keep up

[caruiz93]

true. i wounder how real madrid will counter this, they have to do something big to keep up




well they have alot of interest...robben and kaka...im sure one of those is bound to stick with the ammount of money they have

[Xizor]

Well hopefully we don't get rid of Eto'o, we could use a 4-3-3 with Eto'o, Messi and Henry in the striker position!

[onbrick247]

not only is this a blow for arsenal but also for the EPL i don't know if arsenal can stay in the top 4 in england. the SPL may have gotten better than the EPL by todays events

[Saraj Fanático]

Awww noooooo! Damn it I wanted Henry to stay with Arsenal. What will be left of Arsenal without him! :sad:

[el Turco]

ESPN has announced that Henry has signed with Barcelona.

[caruiz93]

i think it is a good ting for the player...i mean 8 years in the same club must have gotten old..and he has never won a champions league and he has a greater shot at that with barcelona rather than with arsenal.

[Xizor]

Yes he does have a better shot, Barca had La Liga won already they just made stupid mistakes that caused Real to catch up to their lead!

[caruiz93]

with this signing who is gonna stop barca next season..i meanu have a good keeper and an amazing defense with puyol,marquez,thuram gread midfield with ronaldinho,deco, and an amazing frontline with messi etoo and henry.

[Xizor]

Plus we got Gio dos Santos coming up from Barceloan B too! :D

[caruiz93]

ohh yeah and bojan kric probably too...i guess etoo will have to leave to ac milan.

[Xizor]

Nah I hope he doesn't, he's contributed so much to this institution! I will be very sad if indeed he does leave FC Barcelona!

[caruiz93]

Nah I hope he doesn't, he's contributed so much to this institution! I will be very sad if indeed he does leave FC Barcelona!


yea man but sometimes a teams just needs to let a player go after a long time like..just like henry....how much do u think it hurt arsenal fans to see him go....and times change and barceloona needs to restructure.

[Xizor]

Oh yeah I totally agree with you man but there's like no reason to get rid of Eto'o! We really need him now that Saviola confirmed that he will no longer play with Barcelona!

[caruiz93]

Oh yeah I totally agree with you man but there's like no reason to get rid of Eto'o! We really need him now that Saviola confirmed that he will no longer play with Barcelona!


is gudjohnsen still playing with barca.??

[Xizor]

Yeah but Gudjohnsen is more like a center foward/center attaking mid type of player!

[SiN]

Great Signing for Barca, they will be a attacking powerhouse now, and Arsenal wont be the same without Henry!

[dannymex]

wow this is bullshit. i was really hoping henry would stayed with arsenal, but when you have a crazy amount of money like barca, its hard to refuse.

[caruiz93]

do you guys think barca should get rid of etoo now or keep him and have a dream frontline?

[Xizor]

wow this is bullshit.

You crack me up sometimes danny! :lol: :Pound:

[SiN]

I think they should keep eto'o for at least one more season and see how he works with Henry, there is no reason to sell him...

[Xizor]

I think they should keep eto'o for at least one more season and see how he works with Henry, there is no reason to sell him...


Exactly, no reason!

[nieves22]

I'm so sorry for Arsenal, but yes it seems to be official already.
On the official web http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/ there is a Henry's foto.

[SiN]

Has he signed and recieved the shirt yet?

[Gavmundo]

Great news this. Can't wait to see the back of him! Thanks Barca :lol:

[SiN]

Hey if they gave me that much money i would leave aswell, it will be a change of scenery aswell, he has been in England for too long!

[Gavmundo]

He'll get a bit of sun too :lol: Wish the move would hurry up and complete I'm sick of hearing about it now ;)

[SiN]

They guy does not need a tan :lol: maybe some hot spanish chicks will float his boat :D

[Gavmundo]

I think he prefers guys ;)

[SiN]

LOL! Ahahaha, dont be too harsh on the guy!!

[Toooba]

Video: Henry presentation at the Camp Nou (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HPoyfXQyA0).

[SiN]

Thanks for the video Toooba, Welcome to SFN!

[dejo1030]

it will be interesting to see how he fits into their formation and how he does in the spanish league as he has never played there before