Djorkaeff confirms New York talks with Henry, Vieira

Ex-New York Red Bulls star Youri Djorkaeff has confirmed that he has spoken to old France teammates Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira about moving to MLS, in particular to join the Red Bulls.

Barcelona’s Henry has already been linked with the club and Djorkaeff said that he had spoken to him in regards to a move, although he did not give anything else away.

“I've spoken with many French players who are really interested to come and to join MLS. They would prefer to stay in a nice city like New York, to play with New York,'' Djorkaeff said.

"But what I like in how they talk, is the desire to come, not just a publicity thing. The desire to play and to come here, and do well for MLS. I said don’t think it will be easy to do it, because I played here, I know how tough it is. But if you do it with the good thinking, you can have success here.

When pressed specifically about Henry, he grinned and responded, "I said SOME PLAYERS. I don’t say one player. I said some players…very good players.''

The former Monaco superstar also said that Inter Milan’s Vieira was interested in a move to the USA as well.

“Yes, I talked with Patrick too,” he added. “But that's one of (many) interested in coming to New York,'' Djorkaeff said. "But there's a lot of attention about MLS, and about this club, and people expecting (much). What I said, it's important to the player, but the tenor around you is very important too, and the coach is very important, too, and the club is very important too.”