Barcelona grabs Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry has been confirmed as a Barcelona player this afternoon after passing his medical at the Nou Camp.

Henry’s old club Arsenal are -330 odds to win their first match of the new Premiership season against Fulham.

"It has been a long chase but I'm finally here and happy to be here and I can't wait to go out there and show what I can do," said Henry. Hopefully I can be a great asset for the team. I haven't set any targets or objectives. It has to be a club target. Barcelona is always a club that wants to win everything."

Thierry Henry indicated he still hopes to win the Champions League, after missing out with Arsenal in 2006. "It is a dream for everyone to win the Champions League and I'm sure it will be the dream of Barcelona to win it again next season. It is the only thing I didn't win but the most important thing is that Barcelona is successful and they win silverware."

Barça's medical team spent the day putting the 29-year-old forward through his paces and team doctor Ricard Pruna confirmed that he had passed the tests.

"There are no problems, everything is in order. Henry has no injury or after-effect that prevents him from joining the club," said Pruna. "We paid particular attention to the groin area because we are aware of the problems he has had there. We believe it is due to an imbalance in the muscle groups in the area. He will undergo a special programme in Paris to redress the imbalance in the area so that he can join up with the rest of the team on July 21."
 
Thierry Henry has agreed a four-year contract in a deal worth £16.15m to Arsenal.
 
Henry's arrival at the Camp Nou gives Barça coach Frank Rijkaard a wealth of attacking options next season, with the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Lionel Messi already on the books.
 
The French striker leaves the Gunners as the club's record goal scorer after scoring 226 goals coming in 364 appearances.