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Gunners boss Wenger has already given Henry permission to use the club's training facilities next month, as the Frenchman bids to maintain his fitness during the MLS off-season, Metro.co.uk reported. 

Wenger said: ‘Will I sign him again in January? I don't rule it out. I don't know if he is interested. He is sharp.

‘We will lose Gervinho again as they are playing in the African Cup of Nations two years in a row, so we will be confronted with a shortage particularly if [striker] Marouane Chamakh should go. I cannot stand in his way, then we will be short.

‘You know what Thierry gives you; he gives you hope, especially when he comes on, that is the most important thing.

‘Thierry is a communicator, an extrovert, very intelligent. He can only give good advice to players because he was in their position when he arrived here.’

It would be the second time Henry has returned to north London at Christmas since his transfer from Barcelona to the New York Red Bulls in 2010.