Wenger: Henry staying with Gunners

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The French striker has been forced out for the remainder of the campaign following the latest in a string of injury setbacks. Henry, 29, pledged his long-term future to the Gunners when he agreed a new deal after leading the team to the Champions League final last year.

Reports have claimed the north London club would now be willing to offload their talisman for the right price but Wenger insisted: "It is wrong. I had a chat with him this morning and it is clear - he wants to stay. I am clear - I want him to stay."

"So that story has been completely invented," he added. "Thierry wanted to make it clear.

"I was not concerned because I know the day Thierry Henry wants to leave he will knock at my door and say: 'Listen, I want to go somewhere.' He did not do that.

"I feel Thierry has the same level of enthusiasm.

"You see him in the dressing room and he is motivated for the next game, motivating the other players.

"He has had a bad season, he would be the first to admit that.

"Still, if you look at the number of games he has played and the number of goals he has scored, it is not as bad as everyone thinks because he has scored 10 [Premiership] goals in 17 played.

"But Thierry Henry was playing 50 games every year, for eight years on the trot. In fairness, that is exceptional. You know that, one year, he will not be capable of playing 50 games."