Thierry Henry has insisted he is happy with life at Barcelona after denying he had complained to reporters about being played on the wing.

"I just want to say I feel very at ease in this team and that I am very happy," Henry told a news conference to clarify his position.

"I have read things [in the press] which did not please me. I speak to everyone in the dressing room, I am always joking around, that's all," insisted the former Arsenal man, who joined Barca in the summer and scored in a 2-1 win at Zaragoza on Saturday.

"I said the other day I would play wherever the coach wants me to but then the following day I read things I didn't say, interpretations of people speaking about me," said the striker, who has netted seven times in 19 league matches since coming to Spain.

"So I just want to say I am happy and feel at ease in this team. The coach [Frank Rijkaard] asked me if I could play wide or in the middle and it's his decision."

Although he played in attack on Saturday, Henry has tended to have a wider role at Barca than he did with the Gunners, whose coach Arsene Wenger successfully converted him from a winger into a central striker.

AFP