Thierry Henry is set to return to New York Red Bulls next week and will not be part of the squad for the north London derby against Tottenham.
New York Red Bulls manager Hans Backe says Henry has told him he is "100 per cent" coming back from Arsenal when his loan expires on February 17.
The Frenchman was included in the Gunners' Champions League squad and with Arsenal playing AC Milan over two legs starting next Wednesday, fans had hoped that the club would seek an extension to the loan.
"When I spoke to him, he told me that he was 100 per cent coming back on February 17," Backe said in a conference call from the team's training camp in Mexico according to MLSsoccer.com.
He dismissed the rumours of an extended stay for Henry, adding: "I haven't heard anything from them [Arsenal] about extending the loan."
Henry has scored two goals so far in his brief loan spell with Arsenal.
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