Thierry Henry's agent Jerome Anderson has confirmed he is to take legal action over a report which claimed his client has signed for Barcelona.The report, in France Football magazine, that a Ł37million three-year deal was agreed last week at a meeting between Barca sporting director Txiki Beguiristain and Anderson, had the latter picking up the phone to his lawyers.

Anderson, who has represented Henry since he joined Arsenal via Juventus for around Ł11million in August 1999, was furious at the France Football report and has ordered legal action.

In a statement, he said: "No meetings have ever taken place between Jerome Anderson and Barcelona in France or anywhere else."

And later he issued another edict which read: "Jerome Anderson, chairman and chief executive of the Sport Entertainment and Media Group Limited (SEM) has instructed law firm, Schillings, to take legal action against France Football over false allegations in the French newspaper that Jerome Anderson met and agreed the terms of a three-year contract with Barcelona Football Club for Thierry Henry.