Steven Gerrard has revealed that he tried to convince Thierry Henry to join him at Liverpool during the time that it became increasingly obvious that he was set to leave the Emirates Stadium.
The Reds skipper claims a special bond with Henry due to a mutual respect that developed as a result all the times that they’ve played against each other in the league and internationally, but that was not enough to convince the French superstar to opt for Barcelona.
"I sent him a few text messages seeing if he fancied it," said Gerrard.
"I would have loved to have seen him in a Liverpool shirt, just like the supporters would have.
"But he wanted to play in Spain and for Barcelona, so you had to respect that decision.
"However he's got a lot of respect for Liverpool. He speaks really well about us."
In the interview with Liverpool’s official website, Gerrard also shed light on how he and Henry got to be friends.
"Just through the respect from playing against each other,” he explained.
"One day we swapped numbers and ever since we've been sending each other text messages, had phone calls, we support each other and stuff.
"It is really flattering when a player at that level comes out and gives you a bit of praise.
"He is just settling in at Barcelona now and I'm sure he'll prove again he's one of the best players in the world."
The Reds skipper claims a special bond with Henry due to a mutual respect that developed as a result all the times that they’ve played against each other in the league and internationally, but that was not enough to convince the French superstar to opt for Barcelona.
"I sent him a few text messages seeing if he fancied it," said Gerrard.
"I would have loved to have seen him in a Liverpool shirt, just like the supporters would have.
"But he wanted to play in Spain and for Barcelona, so you had to respect that decision.
"However he's got a lot of respect for Liverpool. He speaks really well about us."
In the interview with Liverpool’s official website, Gerrard also shed light on how he and Henry got to be friends.
"Just through the respect from playing against each other,” he explained.
"One day we swapped numbers and ever since we've been sending each other text messages, had phone calls, we support each other and stuff.
"It is really flattering when a player at that level comes out and gives you a bit of praise.
"He is just settling in at Barcelona now and I'm sure he'll prove again he's one of the best players in the world."
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