Everyone saying £16m is not enough, but Barca felt they paid too much! They wanted to pay 9m less Euro's which would have put the deal at something like £10/11m. Its a decent bit of business really. Henry seemed disinterested and jaded when he featured last season and you could sense something just wasnt quite right.
Wenger knows what he's doing, he's done it before when players have reached their peak and done their job for the club, look at Vieira, Petit etc all were the main players and all moved on but were replaced with some shreud Wenger buying. For me, if Van Persie stays fit next season, the absence of Henry wont be felt much. Obviously everyone will scream out for a new striker to be brought in, and one undoubtebly will be. Anelka has been mentioned, he would be a like for like replacement for Henry. Tevez, Torres, Bent and Eto'o have all been linked, but I for one would like to see David Trezeguet come in. He is a deadly striker with an eye for goal, and I said at the start of last season Wenger should have done what he could to bring him in and ease the fears everyone had with Henry. It would have made Henry feel more comfortable playing with an international collegue upfront and the team would not have felt the absence of him and Van Persie throughout the season.
Trezeguet will guarantee 20+ goals and could easily be bought for £10-15m. Juve are looking to offload a striker and speculation has linked him with the door, so Wenger has to move quick or someone else will, and it will be a rival in the PL.
Its devestating news, but its not the end of the world. Henry missed most of last season and we still played some great football and got the results, the team is maturing and looking exciting, Diaby will be a force next season and I expect Rosicky to play a major role too. Naive fans forget we arent a one man team, we have a young exciting team and with the addition of a couple of players next season should be the start of a new era at the Emirates.
