Ferguson's bizarre reason for not buying Thierry Henry

 

After Monaco, Henry made a transfer to Juventus, but his career for a moment “suffered” in the team from Turin, which was followed by a move to Arsenal, but his first choice was Manchester United.


The former head of security at Manchester United claims that the former coach of the club from “Old Trafford” refused the opportunity to hire Thierry Henry before he signed for Arsenal, and the reason for such a decision by Ferguson is bizarre.

According to Ned Kelly, who was also Ferguson’s bodyguard at the time, as well as David Beckham and Eric Cantona, he claims that Henry was very close to moving to Manchester United, for which he himself had a desire to do so.

“My phone rang in the tunnel after a match, it was Cantona’s older brother, Jean-Marie, he said to me, ‘Ned, tell Ferguson that Henry wants to come to the club,'” Kelly told Bein Sports.

“It happened before Henry made the transfer to Arsenal, his first choice was Manchester United, so I went to Ferguson and told him that Jean-Marie Cantona told me that Henry wanted to come to the club,” he added. the reason for Ferguson’s decision to reject such a possibility, stating that Henry was constantly injured.

“Ferguson replied, ‘No way, he’s always hurt.’ “Henry then signed for Arsenal, the rest is history.”

Henry wrote a special history wearing the Arsenal jersey, where he joined from Juventus for 11 million euros in 1999, making 254 appearances, scoring a fantastic 174 goals for the Premier League.

The former French international helped Arsenal win two Premier League titles and three FA Cups, moving to Barcelona in 2007 and returning to Arsenal on loan after New York Red Bull in 2012. end of his career.

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