Club attempts to register Henry before deadline
Arsenal are picking up the pace to get Thierry Henry on their books in time for the weekend.
The striker has been strongly linked with a return to his old club after moving to London on a training stint while his current side New York Red Bulls are off duty from the MLS season.
Arsene Wenger confirmed a week ago that the Gunners are in for Henry, but the Arsenal boss revealed that nothing is official yet in terms of the proposed two-month loan deal.
Wenger claimed that final paperworks had delayed the transfer and it remains today that Arsenal are yet to complete the much-anticipated move.
The 34-year-old has agreed personal terms over the loan switch, but the date for him return to his parent club in America is still undecided while the documents detailing his insurance are also stalling.
As of now, the Gunners are understood to be vying to finish all paperworks in time for the match against Leeds United. Henry was denied the chance to play for Arsenal’s reserves yesterday against Sunderland in order to maintain his match fitness, but the striker – who has been training with the Gunners for three months now – could still be deemed fit enough to play for the first team.
The Football Association though, have set a deadline of midday on Friday for all 18 participating players to be registered for Monday’s FA Cup tie.
Therefore, should Arsenal fail to announce Thierry Henry’s deal by this time tomorrow, the French striker’s first appearance in his return will be put on hold until the following weekend of Premier League action or even more.
It is believed that Henry has already taken pictures in his latest Arsenal jersey after a leak on the club’s official site earlier this week.
For more of this, you can Like Red London on facebook (right side of the page) and Follow us on twitter
I love it
How come Everton didnt mess around they played Donovan last night we always seem to take so long to complete deals.
I agree! Why in the world does it always take us soooo long to secure a deal!! It happens in every single transfer that we deal with!!
Arsenal are too slow.how come donavan played last night.
Still on this???
This is without doubt the thing I hate most about Arsenal. There is NO good reason that pretty much every deal we try is delayed and it often costs us (8-2). Highly infuriating.
Old habits die hard…
Past history of last minute transfer like Ashravin, Arteta, Santos, etc. springs to mind again. The most probable reason should be financial again – The Arsenal Board and the Manager is financially very sensitive and will not pay even an extra pound if they think it is not worth it, making Gunners like you and me suffer from heartache.