Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger does expect Thierry Henry to eventually return to the club.
The 37-year-old announced on Monday he would be ending his four-year stay at MLS franchise New York Red Bulls, and the striker was immediately linked with a return to Arsenal.
"Thierry Henry has come out and what I understand is that he wants to reflect for a while on how he wants to go into his next life," said Wenger.
"The only thing I would like to say is that I made him start at the age of 17 in Monaco, he is today 37 so he had 20 years of competitive football and that deserves high respect and congratulations, not only on what he achieved but also on his attitude and his exemplary and his focus on football.
"He has the right to reflect and think of what he wants to do now. He is an Arsenal man. It was the best moment certainly of his life and of his career has been experienced here. Certainly one day he will come back here. In what role I don't know, that's what he has to think about: what direction he wants to give to his next life.
"He has all the qualities because he is intelligent, committed, he loves the game. He just has to think 'do I want to sacrifice all the rest of my life to be involved in that job?'"
