Striker
Thierry Henry is no closer to making another return to his former club
Arsenal after manager Arsene Wenger said he had yet to speak to him
about a second successive short-term loan.
Henry, who was on hand
to watch Arsenal demolish rivals Tottenham 5-2 last weekend, rejoined
his old club last January on a two-month loan spell from Major League
Soccer’s New York Red Bulls and scored twice in seven appearances.
The
35-year-old is again looking to maintain his fitness during the MLS
offseason and has been training with Arsenal, but new Red Bulls sporting
director Andy Roxburgh is reportedly apprehensive about him returning
to the Emirates and favours him resting over Christmas and New Year.
With
forwards Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh expected to go to the 2013
African Cup of Nations and Arsenal reaching the last 16 of the Champions
League, Wenger said he was contemplating adding a striker to his squad.
“I
just spoke about that (a second Henry loan spell) because people asked
me,” Wenger told the club’s website (www.arsenal.com) on Thursday.
“I said, ‘I don’t rule it out because he’s in good shape but I haven’t made up my mind yet.’
“I
haven’t spoken to Thierry about it. I just answered a question honestly
that I have not completely decided how I will sort it out in my head.
“We are maybe looking at a striker because Gervinho is going to the Africa Cup of Nations.”
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Striker Thierry Henry is no closer to making another return to his
former club Arsenal after manager Arsene Wenger said he had yet to speak
to him about a second successive short-term loan.
Henry, who was
on hand to watch Arsenal demolish rivals Tottenham 5-2 last weekend,
rejoined his old club last January on a two-month loan spell from Major
League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls and scored twice in seven
appearances.
The 35-year-old is again looking to maintain his
fitness during the MLS offseason and has been training with Arsenal, but
new Red Bulls sporting director Andy Roxburgh is reportedly
apprehensive about him returning to the Emirates and favours him resting
over Christmas and New Year.
With forwards Gervinho and Marouane
Chamakh expected to go to the 2013 African Cup of Nations and Arsenal
reaching the last 16 of the Champions League, Wenger said he was
contemplating adding a striker to his squad.
“I just spoke about
that (a second Henry loan spell) because people asked me,” Wenger told
the club’s website (www.arsenal.com) on Thursday.
“I said, ‘I don’t rule it out because he’s in good shape but I haven’t made up my mind yet.’
“I
haven’t spoken to Thierry about it. I just answered a question honestly
that I have not completely decided how I will sort it out in my head.
“We are maybe looking at a striker because Gervinho is going to the Africa Cup of Nations.”
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