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Soccer-Henry passes medical at Barcelona

MADRID, June 25 - France striker Thierry Henry
passed a medical at Barcelona on Monday paving the way for him
to complete his move from Arsenal.

"He has passed all the tests satisfactorily," said Barcelona
team doctor Ricard Pruna. "There are no problems, everything is
in order. Henry has no injury or after-effect that prevents him
from joining the club."

The 29-year-old will sign a four-year contract with the
Primera Liga team later in the day and is to be presented to
fans and the media at the Nou Camp at 1500 GMT.

Sources at the club have said Barcelona will pay 24 million
euros ($32.29 million) for the striker who had been at Arsenal
since 1999.

Henry suffered foot, back, stomach and groin injuries in
England last season, and a sciatic nerve proved to be a
long-standing problem that forced Arsenal to rule their captain
out of the campaign from March.

"We paid particular attention to the groin area because we
are aware of the problems he has had there," said Pruna. "We
believe it is due to an imbalance in the muscle groups in the
area."

"He will undergo a special programme in Paris to redress the
imbalance in the area so that he can join up with the rest of
the team on July 21."

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