 Nevertheless , Arsenal failed to win the Premier League title again , but hopes of a trophy were revived when Arsenal reached the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final . The Gunners eventually lost 2 – 1 to Barcelona , and Arsenal 's inability to win the league title for two consecutive seasons combined with the relative inexperience of the Arsenal squad caused much speculation that Henry would leave for another club . However , he declared his love for the club and accepted a four @-@ year contract , and said he would stay at Arsenal for life . Arsenal vice @-@ chairman David Dein later claimed the club had turned down two bids of £ 50 million from Spanish clubs for Henry before the signing of the new contract . Had the transfer materialised , it would have surpassed the then @-@ world record £ 47 million paid for Zinedine Zidane . 
