Thierry Henry signed a contract with Real Madrid before his father blocked the transfer from AS Monaco, former Los Blancos president Lorenzo Sanz has said.
The 123-times capped France striker had penned a deal with the Madrid giants before Henry's father said they were afraid of Monaco's president and could not move to Spain's capital, Sanz told Idolos (h/t Marca):
"Henry played at Monaco. We convinced him to sign with us, and he signed the contract.
"When we had him on the plane to come to Madrid, the father arrived and said he could not leave and that he was afraid of the president of Monaco.