Henry for Barcelona: report
(thecouriermail.news.com.au)
Updated: 2006-01-25 16:50

ARSENAL striker Thierry Henry has reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona to join the Spain champion next season, Catalonian newspaper Sport has reported.

The headline sayd:: "Henry will come in July," and the Barcelona-based newspaper added there is a "90 per cent chance that Henry will be wearing Barcelona colours next season".

Henry's move, according to the paper, is based on Barcelona having the squad to win the European Champuions League, the only major title to have eluded him.

The report emphasises that neither Henry nor Barcelona will make the news official (before the end of the season), and that the player will continue to negotiate a contract extension at Arsenal.

Henry has continually stressed his commitment to Arsenal since arriving in 1999, but he wants to be sure the club can be competitive at the highest level in both England and Europe before signing a new deal, perhaps the last major one of his career.