Premier League - Arsenal only English side for Henry

Eurosport - Fri, 25 Apr 10:55:00 2008

Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has insisted he has no regrets about swapping the Premier League for the Camp Nou - but admitted his former club Arsenal "are the only team in my heart".

2007-2008 Champions League Barcelona Thierry Henry - 0

Such sentiments could frustrate Newcastle, the latest club to be linked with a move for the France striker following a largely disappointing season in Spain, as Henry also suggested that the Gunners were the only English side he would return to.

But even so, the 30-year-old does not plan on ending his time with Barca in the immediate future.

"I'm happy here at Barcelona. I still have three years of my contract left with Barcelona," he told BBC's Football Focus.

"I don't regret stuff in my life. Stuff happens for a reason. You don't regret stuff that you thought about. I don't regret it.

"I'm happy - I don't regret leaving Arsenal. But England... I watch every game that I see on TV. I will always miss it.

"There's only one team in England for me. Everybody knows the love and affection I have for Arsenal. I was so into it, I became a fan.

"There has been a lot of speculation from the day I arrived here but... there's only one team for me in my heart.

"It took me a while to understand what that club, Arsenal, meant to me."

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