Real Silent On Henry

Real Madrid have decided that silence is the best policy after Arsenal's Thierry Henry revealed to Spanish daily Marca that he does not wish to move to the Bernabeu.

"I am already bored of this," the Frenchman said. "I have spent six months saying that I will not leave Arsenal. And it's like I'm repeating myself, when, in reality, what happens is that people and the press speak for me. It is not fair."

"Sometimes in football you pay for what people say or for what other players have done. There have been players who have said one thing and then not done it. I am not like that. I am not this type of a person. I have already said it many times and at the beginning of this interview - I am happy here."

"Arsenal gave me the opportunity to re-start my career and I can't forget this now. We are all trying to achieve a successful club and I can't abandon the boat now. I´ll say it again, I don't want to go to Madrid!"

"I said that two months ago. People then asked me 'do you want to play with Zidane?' And I said yes, but in France. And some people, due to this answer, kept speculating. What more can I do?"

"I´ll say it again - I am more than satisfied at Arsenal."

Marca tried to obtain an official answer from Real Madrid but were met with silence.