THIERRY HENRY was not Arsenal’s top earner during their epic ‘Invincibles’ era with one team-mate ‘probably earning double’ what the Frenchman was.
The legendary striker was the talisman leading Arsene Wenger’s side as they were crowned champions after going the entire 2003-04 season unbeaten.
As well as his title medal, Henry also finished the campaign with the Premier League Golden Boot after his 30 goals.
The World Cup winner’s performances rightly earned him the status as one of the planet’s greatest players.
However, his former Gunners colleague Ray Parlour has revealed he did not enjoy the same high standard when it came to wages at Highbury.
And he told talkSPORT that at least one player was picking up around double the amount the iconic forward was getting.
Parlour said: “Now I couldn’t care less. I think Sol Campbell was our highest paid player, because he came on a free transfer from Spurs.
“I’m not too sure how much he was on, but he was probably on double what Thierry Henry was.”
Parlour added: “But, it doesn’t matter, because Sol was doing a fantastic job and I don’t think it should come down to money.”
Campbell made a controversial free transfer move across North London from bitter rivals Tottenham in 2001.
That was two years after Henry had joined the Gunners from Juventus for a fee believed to be around £11million.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
