Arsenal rejected £50m Henry bids

[Mac 10 †]

Arsenal rejected £50m Henry bids

Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein says the club turned down two £50m offers for striker Thierry Henry before he agreed to sign a new four-year deal.
 
Henry's decision ended any chance of him replacing £47m Zinedine Zidane as the world's most expensive player.

"We turned down two world record deals from Spanish clubs. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out who they were," he told the Sunday Express.

"Our message was clear - he wasn't for sale. I'd like to think he heard that."

Dein also revealed that the contract Henry signed was one that he was offered back in January.

"We made an offer in January, prodded Thierry now and then, but never put pressure on him," he said.

"Money wasn't really mentioned. He wanted to know where we were going, but in reality I think he knew."

Dein said the chance to influence the next generation of youngsters at Arsenal, who want to play with him, may also have persuaded Henry to stay on.

"He had seen the youngsters emerge after a dark period.

"We have three teenagers at the World Cup - how many other clubs can say that?

"The reason they are here is because of Thierry. The first question Theo Walcott asked was "Will Thierry still be here?".

"I believe he also knew that if he went to a club like Barcelona or Real Madrid, he would just be a prince. Here he knows he is a king."

Dein also hinted that Robert Pires could be ready to move away from the club.

He told BBC Radio Five Live: "There will be a time now where there will be certain changes.

"We are looking to bring in one or two new players and it may be that one or two decide it's time to move on."

[Jip]

id turn that shit down as well

[7even]

That is great.

[Antonio_]

Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.

[K.Dub]

Good news!
We need Henry, and god damn I was relieved when he signed that new contract.
Now we need a couple of quality signings, and the shit is on!

[ABN]

Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.

if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.

[K.Dub]

Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.

if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.

[Antonio_]

Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.

if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.

I think the offer came from UTD? Or was it Real Madrid? I don't remember, anyway you're right.

[Mac 10 †]

Nesta 2 years ago = worth close to that i.m.o.

[Antonio_]

He was the best defender in the world, no doubt.

[ABN]

where´s Nesta at now? AC Milan?

[Mac 10 †]

He was the best defender in the world, no doubt.

at a point, yes i agree.

[Mac 10 †]

where´s Nesta at now? AC Milan?

yeah he's still at Milan

[Antonio_]

where´s Nesta at now? AC Milan?

Yeah he's still there.

[K.Dub]

Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.

if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.

I think the offer came from UTD? Or was it Real Madrid? I don't remember, anyway you're right.

Prob Barca and Real.