Henry 'happy to stay at Arsenal'

I've still got five or six seasons ahead of me and I don't believe there can be a future for me without football Thierry Henry

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is keen to finish his career at Highbury.

The 27-year-old France international's current deal runs out in June 2007, and he told Italian paper Gazzetta Dello Sport that he intends to stay on.

He said: "If Arsenal want me, and we can come to an agreement when my contract runs out, I will be happy to remain until the end of my career.

"Now I have an English family and I believe it shows I am happy in London. Here I feel really great."

Henry also sees a long-term future for himself in football after his playing days are over.

He added: "I've still got five or six seasons ahead of me and I don't believe there can be a future for me without football.

"I want to stay in this world. I love this sport too much, even if I don't know yet what sort of role I will take up.

"Perhaps it will be as a Fifa ambassador against racism, I've just taken on that responsibility.

"I would love it if the problem of racism in stadiums ended before my career as a player, but I fear there will still be many years of work to do."