The French forward is Arsenal's all-time leading goalscorer and a statue of the 34-year-old was recently unveiled at the Emirates Stadium.
He left the Gunners for Barcelona in 2007 and has since joined the New York Red Bulls but he has spent some time training with Arsenal since the MLS campaign ended in November.
And, with forwards Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh due to go to the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of January, Wenger has admitted that he may sign Henry on a short-term loan deal, as he is not needed by New York until March.
"That's why I have Christmas Day off, I have to think about that," said Wenger. "Short term is ideal for us but I haven't made any enquiry yet. Thierry is not here at the moment and it has never come up in conversation!
"January 1 is the vital date for us. We have seven days to make decisions and I will make a decision in the next seven days on players."
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he backs the FA's decision to ban Liverpool's Luis Suarez for eight games.
Suarez was given the suspension and a £40,000 fine after he was found guilty of using insulting words towards United's full-back Patrice Evra, with reference to Evra's skin colour.
Liverpool are not happy about Suarez's punishment and criticised the FA in a strongly-worded statement after it was announced, before their players wore T-shirts depicting the forward as a gesture of support prior to their match at Wigan on Wednesday.
But Ferguson told The Guardian: "Our support of Patrice was obvious right from the word go and that's still the same.
"The matter is over and I think we're satisfied that they found the right decision.
"This wasn't about Manchester United and Liverpool at all. It was nothing to do with that. This was an individual situation where one person was racially abused."
Asked if he thought the incident would lead to an even tenser relationship between his team and Liverpool, Ferguson added: "This is the biggest derby game in the country. It's never needed anything to light the powder keg, it's always there.
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