ROBERT PIRES has urged his old Arsenal team-mates Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas to join him in Spain.
The French winger, who last summer ended a six-year spell with the Gunners, now plays for Villarreal in La Liga.
Both Barcelona and Real Madrid are eager to raid the Emirates Stadium for captain Henry and Spanish prodigy Fabregas.
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And Pires, 33, has now done his former boss Arsene Wenger no favours by advising the pair to move to the Nou Camp.
In Fabregas's case it would mean a return to the club he left as a trainee four years ago to join the Gunners.
Pires said: "Thierry Henry would be very happy at Barca.
"I should not be saying this, as Arsenal, their manager and their fans are all very good.
But it would be best for him to make the change. Arsenal are at the end of a cycle.
"They have lost good players in Patrick Vieira, Edu, Ashley Cole, Dennis Bergkamp and myself.
"They have signed some good new players, but they are still very young.
"Cesc Fabregas is a young lad, but he already knows how to play.
"The quality of his passing is right out of the Barca school of doing things.
"Cesc has made a name for himself, similar to Everton's Mikel Arteta and Xavi at Barcelona. He is going to be an absolute star.
"He has a very good relationship with Arsene Wenger, who looks after his young players very well."
Pires also revealed he snubbed a move to Real Madrid in favour of Arsenal - for a quiet life.
He said: "Madrid fans would kill you for having a poor season. I wanted more tranquillity, and I found it with Wenger in England."
What's up with Pires?? and did he meant by "arsenal are at the end of a cycle?!"