Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry announced his retirement from football on Tuesday after spending the past four years with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.

Henry announced his decision through a post on his official Facebook page, where he expressed gratitude to fans who supported him in his 20-year career with five different clubs and the French national soccer team.

"After 20 years in the game I have decided to retire from professional football. It has been an incredible journey and I would like to thank all the fans, team mates and individuals involved with AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, the New York Red Bulls and of course the French National Team that have made my time in the game so special," Thierry said in a statement.

The 37-year-old striker added that he will return to London to become a soccer analyst for Sky Sports, but ESPN FC also reported that Henry will likely return to Arsenal in some capacity.

Henry played in five different clubs in his career, but he will be mostly associated with Arsenal, where he played in 377 games and scored a club record 228 goals. The Frenchman won two Barclays Premier League titles with Arsenal, including the 2003-04 season, where the Gunners did not absorb a single defeat.

Henry also won three FA Cup with the Gunners before he moved to FC Barcelona, where he won his first Champions League title in 2009. During his three-year stint at Barcelona, the Essonne, France native also won two Spanish La Liga titles and one Spanish Supercopa, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Copa Del Rey.

In an interview, Henry said that he wants to return to Arsenal in some capacity because he wants to help the Gunners win the Champions League, which he failed to do as a player.

"I think about the stuff that I missed. How can I forget about the Champions League final?" Henry said via Express. "Hopefully I can go back in some capacity and finally be part of a team that can lift that trophy. That's something I think about. We didn't win the Champions League with Arsenal. With that team that we had, we failed."

Henry, who also scored 51 goals in 123 international appearances for France, also admitted that one of his dreams is to manage the Gunners in the future.

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