British tabloid The People claims that Manchester City is preparing an 11 million euro° summer bid for Barcelona forward and French international Thierry Henry (31) (read more here).Manchester City would see Henry as a realistic top signing after their failed attempt to sign Kaka from AC Milan in January and with their initial leading target Benzema supposedly on his way to join Barcelona.
Henry would be open to the idea of a move back to England and could be tempted to City, especially as they are one of the few clubs in the world who could improve his current salary. The French striker also has a young daughter in England so a move to the Premier League would help his personal life, while his long-term career plan involving a possible move to Major League Soccer in the United States could be negatively influenced by David Beckham's difficult time in Los Angeles Galaxy.
Manchester City believes that Barcelona can be persuaded to sell Henry at the end of this season. The English Premier League club therefore went public with their anger over false reports last week that they are targeting Lionel Messi (read more here) because they hope to do business over Henry, whose contract expires in the summer of 2011.
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