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Thu 05 May 2007Barcelona have sights set on Henry once moreBarcelona are preparing to test Thierry Henry's resolve by trying to sign the striker this summer. The club's president, Joan Laporta, has told associates that he believes Barca can be successful in a transfer move for the Arsenal captain.Henry rebuffed a similar approach from Barcelona after Arsenal's European Cup final defeat by the Catalans last season, signing an extension to 2010 that he stated would be his last playing contract.