£25m fight for Thierry
FOOTBALLER Thierry Henry is set for a multi-million pound court battle after failing to agree a settlement with his former wife yesterday.
The Barcelona and ex-Arsenal star faced Claire Merry, 27, in the High Court with his estimated £25million fortune at the centre.[>
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The English ex-model got a “quickie” divorce in September for his “unreasonable behaviour”. [>
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She argued their four-year marriage became unworkable after striker Henry, 30, was seen on dates with make-up artist Sadie Hewlett. [>
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Miss Merry, from Croydon, south London, wants up to £10million from the French international – based on his £130,000-a-week earnings.[>
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They have a daughter Tea, two. Henry argues he was already successful before they met filming the Renault “Va-Va-Voom” adverts in 2001. He says she wasn’t involved in his career decisions – reducing her claim. [>
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Miss Merry is thought to be seeking money from his advert deals since they parted. She also wants a share of their £5million home in Hampstead, north London.[>