Henry: I’d understand if Fabregas quit
ARSENAL legend Thierry Henry admits he sympathises with Cesc Fabregas over his desire to quit the Gunners and move back to Barcelona.
New York Red Bulls star Henry knows all about the Spaniard’s predicament, having swapped the Emirates Stadium for Camp Nou in 2007. And although the Frenchman would love Fabregas to stay at the club he still holds dear, he concedes the midfielder’s wishes are understandable.
“It is hard because the guy is from Barcelona,” said Henry. “I wouldn’t like to be in his position because he is from there and he loves Arsenal. I don’t know what to say about this, because I don’t want to talk for him. But as an Arsenal fan, for me, I want him to stay at Arsenal, but I would also understand if he goes back home.”
Barca president Sandro Rosell has accepted he may have to wait at least another year if he is to persuade Arsenal to relinquish their playmaker. Fabregas has told manager Arsene Wenger he wants to return to his hometown club, but the Gunners have already snubbed a bid of £30m and made it abundantly clear they would not welcome further offers.
Henry, meanwhile, may have only just arrived in America but is already dreaming of a return to the Gunners, where he scored a club record 226 goals. “When I retire, I don’t know how, but I want to come back to Arsenal,” said the striker, 32. “I have just come here [New York] to play and to compete and win another title.
“Whatever it is I want to come back [to Arsenal], maybe as a waterboy. I just love this club.”