15 years since the signing of Henry by Barça

The Gunners’ star became a Barça player on June 25, 2007. Thierry Henry would arrive at Barça to enjoy the mythical era Guardiola.

Fifteen years ago, 30,000 fans would fill the Camp Nou in his presentation. Only IbrahimovicNeymar, Villa and Cesc exceeded the number of culés waiting to see the star of the Arsenal. And Barça who came from a blank season, would sign the top scorer of the ‘gunners’.

But the first touches of the ‘Until’ dressed in azulgrana were rather unexpected. The mythical 14 had suffered the culé team in the final of the Champions 2006 from the previous season. Nevertheless, Arsène Wenger He convinced him to stay in the ‘gunner’ team and not sign for the azulgranas and he ended up renewing.

However, the English team’s failing season – premature elimination of Champions and rooms in the Premier– led to his final exit. Everything pointed to Barçabut the interference of Milan forced the culé board to a lightning trip to London to sign their striker. With 24 million, Thierry he would wear his mythical 14.

Henry lived a season without titles with Rijkaard on the bench and goodbye Ronaldinho and of Deco. would arrive Guardiolaand form that magical trident with Messi y Eto’o. Three seasons were enough for him to get 49 goals. The French landed to live the best time of the culé team and be key in the sextet.

Much is said about that now’Lewa ‘– by the way, Henry was his youth reference- comes to a Barça touched, but not sunk. In fact, Thierry lived a similar situation to the one he lives now Lewandowski. The Frenchman, with 29 and the Pole, with 33, wanted to force the exit of the club of which they were a star and reach a Barça under reconstruction.

Who knows, what parallels with Titi, ‘Lewa’ could help revive the club, now under the command of Xaviand allow another golden age of Barça.

“The last day I stepped foot in the stadium, I kept looking and savoring that to always remember it,” he declared. Henry. Now, 15 years have passed.

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