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City ready to rescue Henry as Hughes eyes former Arsenal striker
January target: Henry has failed to settle in Barcelona
Mark Hughes will try to prise Thierry Henry from Barcelona when the transfer window opens in January. Former Arsenal striker Henry is expected to leave the Nou Camp after failing to make an impact in Spain and Manchester City boss Hughes has asked to be kept informed of developments.
City desperately need a reliable forward to complement their attacking midfielders because Hughes and his staff feel Brazilian Jo, 20, will not come into his own for another year at least.
Henry, 31, has been at Barcelona for a little over a season but has never settled and is keen to return to England. Last night Hughes stressed City fans should be patient as he builds a team to challenge for honours.City lost 3-2 at home to Liverpool on Sunday and Hughes said: ‘What we need is that consistent level of performance and that resoluteness to see games out and take something positive from every game. ‘We are struggling on that point. We are a young team in terms of experience and development but we will get better. ‘We are still a team with obvious frailties and we will work to address them when the transfer window opens.
‘It’s not a problem that expectations are suddenly high. People are realistic in our development. We are only seven games into the Premier League season, which has been fragmented with the international breaks, and now we are into another one. It has been difficult to get the benefit of clear weeks to work on the team.’
Hughes will also try to buy a goalkeeper and a left back in January. He said: ‘We made a statement of intent with the acquisition of Robinho. We are in a position where I am sure we will be able to attract the top players.’
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Jo is still very young at 19 and Robinho not too far away too and also both are new to the premiership... Henry is not just a good striker, he is also not just an experience striker... He is an experience player... Experience matters a lot at this level, see the main reason Arsenal crumble so easily last season was mainly due to a lack of experience "oldheads" in the side...
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