UPPER MONTCLAIR: Thierry Henry trained Friday with the New York Red Bulls, his first workout with his new team since he signed to play in Major League Soccer earlier this week.

France`s Henry and the Red Bulls performed a light training session at Montclair State University.

While the 32-year-old said he wants to play in Saturday night`s MLS game at Columbus, Ohio, the team said they would delay his debut until next week because he has not played since the World Cup almost three weeks ago.

Henry`s first game will be in an exhibition against English Premier League club Tottenham on Thursday night - a familiar foe to Henry from his days with rivals Arsenal.

"You don`t even know how happy I am," Henry said. "I was so happy to come here and finally get to see my teammates.

"Obviously in the past two days I`ve been doing a lot of stuff, the presentation, some (television) shows, but I came here to play so I was so in a rush to meet the guys."

Henry said he will accompany the team to Columbus.

Fellow striker Juan Pablo Angel said Henry has plenty to do before playing.

He must find a place to live and get to grips with life in the New York area. The final step is getting back into shape.

"I will say that he`s arguably one of the best players in our generation, his pedigree is second to none," Colombia`s Angel said. "I would probably say that he could be the best player on the field this league has ever had."

BDST: 1656hrs, July 17, 2010