Is Henry leaving? Don’t have a clue. 15 June, 2007

I was certain Henry would be staying after last year, with him signing a new contract I thought this was all over and he’d just be an Arsenal player, but no. The rumours stared in the papers, which were probably inevitable, but I just dismissed them as ridiculous. However it seems more and more likely that there might be some truth in this and maybe he will be off to Barca and playing in red and blue next season (he could also be doing that at Arsenal in our new third shirt). I think any team in the world would be interested in Henry but I’d be very surprised if he was playing anywhere other than Barcelona or Arsenal next season.

Ronaldinho says he’s exited about the possibility of playing with Titi, and the man himself has said before how he’d love to play in the same team as the Brazilian star and Eto’o. However, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o have apparently had a falling out behind the scenes at the Camp Nou and there is a chance we could see Eto’o as part of a swap deal. It sounds quite far-fetched, but if you think about it, it does make sense. If these stories of an argument with Ronaldinho are true then Eto’o could be looking to leave and it’s most players dream to play in the Premiership (or ‘Premier League’, I prefer the old name). If Henry left (touch wood) then we’d definitely have to find a quality replacement and Eto’o would fit the bill perfectly, I can see him and Van Persie working well. One thing though, he said the other day he wants to stay at Barca…but Henry said he wanted to stay at Arsenal too. Hmm.

He needs to make his mind up about it pretty quickly though. If he’s leaving it’s better for us to do it sooner rather than later so we have time to look for and find a replacement. Eto’o is one option, maybe Torres is, but most importantly I think Wenger must realise that this time he can’t just say our squad is strong enough or go out and get another youngster. He must buy big names.

This whole thing is really confusing at the moment but things may become a little clearer next week once the Spanish season is over.

One player we are being linked with is Ryan Babel. He’s just admitted he’d love to play for Arsenal under Wenger and has been as fan since a young age. The 20-year-old currently plays for Ajax and is doing well for the Dutch Under 21s side in the European Championship. I don’t know whether Wenger is actually interested in him but it’s good that we’ve got talented players that want to come.

And finally we managed to sign Håvard Nordtveit the 16-year-old Norwegian defender. I think the fee is about two million pounds depending on appearances. There’s a link here but I can’t read it. [EDIT] Wait, I found another link in English…he’s agreed on a 4 year deal and it will go through at the beginning of July.

I’m off now. Think it’s been a bit of a strange blog, not feeling very literate today…ergh. Have a good weekend