Arsenal Won't Sign Thierry Henry (PICTURES)

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Thierry Henry will not sign up for a third spell with Arsenal, Arsène Wenger has confirmed.

The Gunners' manager ruled out a move for the Frenchman, but will always welcome old players to the club's training complex.

Both 36-year-old Henry - now playing for the New York Red Bulls in the United States - and former winger Robert Pires, who turned 40 last month, have been using the Gunners' Hertfordshire base to help keep up their fitness levels.

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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Former Arsenal players Thierry Henry and Robert Pires warm up during a training session at London Colney on November 25, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (L) and former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) warm up during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry warms-up with Olivier Giroux of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on November 25, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry warms up during a training session at London Colney on November 25, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry warms-up with Olivier Giroux of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on November 25, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's Polish-born German striker Lukas Podolski (L) shares a joke with former Arsenal player Tierry Henry (R) during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry warms up during a training session at London Colney on November 25, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry warms-up with Olivier Giroux of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on November 25, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry attends a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (L) and former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) warm up during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (L) and former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) warm up during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (2nd R) and former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) warm up during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (L) and former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) warm up during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) attends a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (L) and former Arsenal player Thierry Henry (R) warm up during a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry attends a training session at the team's training ground, north of London, on November 25, 2013, ahead of their UEFA Champions League group football match against Marseille on November 26. Henry, who is currently playing with the New York Red Bulls, is back in training with Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's Olivier Giroud (left) and ex player Thierry Henry during the training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's Olivier Giroud (left) and ex player Thierry Henry during the training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal ex player Thierry Henry (left) and Olivier Giroud during the training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's ex-player Thierry Henry during the training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's Olivier Giroud (left) and ex player Thierry Henry during the training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:PA)

Henry, Arsenal's all-time record scorer with 228, returned to Arsenal for a loan spell in January 2012.

Wenger, however, insists there are no plans for a repeat move this season.

"At the moment Thierry is invited just to practise when he can and when he wants," said the Arsenal manager.

"We have a big staff, a very competent one, and we have the right number to support the team to achieve the targets. Thierry is a player, one day certainly it will be different, but at the moment no."

Henry signed from Juventus in 1999 and went on to help the Gunners to Premier League success as part of Arsene Wenger's Invincibles side of 2003/2004 before leaving for Barcelona in the summer of 2007.

During his loan spell last year, Henry scored both against Leeds in the FA Cup and then a winner in stoppage-time at Sunderland on his last appearance.