Alisher Usmanov: I did not tell L'Equipe that Thierry Henry wants me to buy Arsenal The quotes were widely circulated in England on Monday, with Telegraph Sport contacting Darren Dein, who has been Henry's long-term agent, to verify whether they represented his view. It read: "According to the interpretation by L'Equipe, the readers may have concluded that Thierry Henry persuaded Mr Usmanov to buy shares in Arsenal. In fact, in the interview, which was translated from Russian, Mr Usmanov said that the professionalism and the beautiful game, as embodied by players like Thierry Henry, were the reasons why he decided to buy shares in Arsenal.