Cesc Fabregas was quoted by a magazine saying that Arsenal have little chance of winning a major trophy in the “near future.” He later denied the comments on Twitter. Cesc also opened the door for a possible return to the Emirates some day.
Fabregas allegedly said this to Sport magazine in Spain: “I want to be at a club that is able to win the big titles year after year and I don’t see that kind of future for Arsenal. I fear that they won’t be able to push the other big clubs in England away.
“If you look at the team this season I can’t see them finishing in front of teams like Manchester United or [Manchester] City, or Chelsea. There’s just too big a difference between the squads. I respect that Arsenal don’t have the same financial opportunities as the others, but it was part of my decision to leave that I find it hard to see Arsenal winning the Premier League or Champions League in the near future.”
I hate when recently-transferred players start talking about their former club. Anti-Arsenal comments have been spewing from $amir Na$ri’s mouth since his move to Manchester City. I am finished devoting time and space to Na$ri, but I do have respect left for Fabregas.
Cesc, on Twitter, denied the interview with the magazine ever took place: “I want Arsenal to be succesfull as much as every single fan. Thats not why i left, it was never in my mind. AFC [...]
Arsenal announced today that they have reached an agreement that will send Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona. Arsenal will net around £35m from the transfer.
The move will be completed once Fabregas passes a medical in Barcelona and signs his contract, along with the usual legal and registration processes.
According to The Telegraph, Barcelona say they will pay €14.5m right away, with another payment of €14.5m in October. If Barcelona win two La Liga titles and one Champions League title in the next five years, €6m more will be given to Arsenal.
Arsenal must feel that Barcelona will accomplish these goals. Added all up, the offer could be worth £35m (€40m).
Cesc Fabregas has finally received his dream move to the Nou Camp. Here is what Arsene Wenger told Arsenal.com after the announcement.
“We have been clear that we didn’t want Cesc to leave and that remains the case. However, we understand Cesc’s desire to move to his home town club and have now accepted an offer from Barcelona. We thank Cesc for his contribution at Arsenal and wish him future success.”
Wenger surprised many on Friday, when he told the media: “I expect nobody to leave the club.” We now know that Arsene was lying to the fans and media during that much-anticipated press conference. Or maybe he just didn’t want to spark a panic.
The Gunners were not able to convince Barcelona to pay their asking price. It was believed that Wenger wanted £40m for his captain. The Camp Nou management remained stubborn [...]
Pep Guardiola said yesterday that Barcelona are in “advanced” talks to sign Cesc Fabregas. Arsenal are ready to make a new push for Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill. Phil Jagielka is also still being pursued by the Gunners.
Pep Guardiola talked about Fabregas in a press conference: “Cesc is not here yet, but it [the deal] is very advanced.
“[Director of sport] Andoni Zubizarreta said there is still something missing, and so Fabregas is still an Arsenal player [for now] as he is not here.
“I don’t know if Cesc will arrive on Monday, the important thing is to think about our game in the Supercopa.”
Guardiola believes that the whole Cesc saga is a distraction to his club ahead of their Supercopa match against Real Madrid. On Friday, Guardiola halted Cesc while he was on his way to the airport. The Barcelona manager wants to hold off the Fabregas’ arrival until after Sunday’s match.
Even Guardiola thinks that Cesc is a distraction. This Fabregas drama needs to end for the good of both clubs involved. Barcelona’s behavior during all the negotiations was insulting. Wenger just needs to let Cesc go, and the constant questioning will stop.
According to The Mirror, Arsene Wenger is prepared to launch a new bid for Gary Cahill. The offer will be for £16.5m, as Wenger desperately wants to secure the Bolton centre-half. Arsenal scout Steve Rowley looked at Cahill in Bolton’s 4-0 win over QPR. Cahill scored from a long-distance curler, which must have pleased Rowley.
Arsenal could pull off the shock of the summer by swapping Samir Nasri for Carlos Tevez . Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola put the brakes on a Cesc Fabregas arrival on Friday.
According to The Sun, Arsene Wenger wants Manchester City to include Carlos Tevez in a deal for Samir Nasri. Arsenal would have to send Nasri plus cash to Man City for the disgruntled Argentina striker. This move could provide a major boost for panicking Arsenal supporters.
According to the report, Arsenal want to send Nasri and around £15m for Tevez, who is valued at £50m. Wenger thinks he can convince Mancini to offload the striker, who has been wanting out of Manchester.
Here is what a so-called ”Arsenal insider” told The Sun: ”Tevez would be just the signing to give everyone a lift. There is a lot of work to be done yet but if there is a will on all sides it can happen.
“Nasri wants to get to City, Tevez wants to get out and Wenger needs a new star to get everyone off his back.
“It seems like win-win all round.”
If this surprising deal goes through, Arsenal may prove the critics wrong. Tevez is a real temperamental player, but he is without a doubt one of the best players in England. Pairing up Tevez and Van Persie would translate into some kind of video game-like fantasy.
According to The Sun, Arsenal will offer Tevez £200,000 per week in wages. This not believable, being as the Gunners were hesitant to offer Samir Nasri [...]
In what can only be described as a strange press conference, Arsene Wenger said that neither Cesc Fabregas nor Samir Nasri would be leaving the club. He did say that both players will not be included in the squad to face Newcastle tomorrow.
Nasri has been to rumoured to be very close to a move to Manchester United. Cesc Fabregas is desperate to leave Arsenal to go home to play for Barcelona.
Many media outlets seemed to believe that this early morning press conference was to announce the depatures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. Here is what Arsene Wenger said instead:
“I expect nobody to leave the club. At the moment there is no news. What we want today is to focus on the players who can help.
“[The transfer market is] Not as easy as people think it is. I’m not disappointed by Cesc’s attitude or Samir Nasri’s attitude.”
This is really very puzzling from Wenger. Does he think that we, the fans, are dumb? Or is he acting like everything is fine when the ship is sinking?
First off, making the statment “Nobody is going to leave the club” may come back to bite Wenger in the near future. The comments drew a lot of criticism and anger from Arsenal supporters on Twitter. If no one is going to leave the club, then why are Nasri and Fabregas not going to play tomorrow at St James’ Park. Wenger answered:
“He [Nasri] has had a sickness. No other issue … [...]
Arsene Wenger said that the Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri transfer sagas “will be sorted out very quickly.” The comments come after reports saying that both players are close to moves.
Throughout the past few summers, Cesc Fabregas has been pursued by Barcelona. Samir Nasri, who refused to sign a new contract at the Emirates, is looking to join the cash cows at City.
Here is what Wenger told Arsenal.com: “That is completely the truth. We hope it will be sorted out very quickly one way or the other. We’ll know very quickly.
“The Nasri situation is stable.
“Again, it is very difficult to speak about possible transfers, but we are in a situation where we have to make decisions one way or the other. Ideally you want it to be sorted out before the season starts.”
Wenger said that there is no official deal yet for either Cesc or Nasri.
According to The Guardian, Arsene Wenger has given up the possiblilty of keeping Fabregas and Nasri. Wenger told chief executive Ivan Gazidis to hurry the deals through in order to get on with the season. Arsenal are expected to use the money they get for both players (around £60m) to pursue several players before the end of the month.
The Gunners need to remove these two distractions. Let Fabregas go on his merry way to the Nou Camp. And let Nasri fill his pockets at Manchester City. We only want players who are committed to the Arsenal.
Andrey Arshavin is “sure” that he will stay at Arsenal this season. The Russian said that losing Cesc Fabregas or Samir Nasri would be “enormous.”
Andrey Arshavin told Sport Express in Russia:
”I have already said that this season I am sure to be at Arsenal, and not somewhere else. If I ever return to Russia, then the priority option for me will be Zenit – but no-one can predict what will happen to you in the future, in a few years or even a season. As the saying goes: if you want to make God laugh – tell him about your plans for tomorrow.”
First off, Arshavin is quite a character, and we need more character in our side. He seems like the kind of guy who can loosen up a squad.
It is good to see that Arshavin will be staying with the Gunners. He is a top-quality winger when is his in good form. The problem is his consistency. Too often the little Russian falls off the pace of the match.
Andrey played an important role in last season’s finest moment. He scored the winner over Barcelona at the Emirates in the first leg of the Champions League knockout phase. Arsenal went down in the first half, but came roaring back in the second half with goals from RVP and Arshavin.
Arshavin provides depth off the bench for Wenger. If Arsenal are down a goal, Wenger can bring Arshavin on for a defensive player. When the little Russian is [...]
Reports say that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is very close to getting his dream move to Barcelona. Arsene Wenger is willing to accept less than his asking price.
According to just about every newspaper, Barcelona are centimetres away from signing Cesc. The reports initially came from Spanish media outlets saying that Arsenal were finally going to make a deal with Barcelona. Expect Fabregas at the Nou Camp by the end of the week.
The Guardian says the the Barcelona offer is £25.4m with possible addition payments of £5.3m. Also, with Fabregas ready to decline an Arsenal bonus of £4.4m, the offer could net Arsenal around £34.1m.
According to The Telegraph, Arsene Wenger is ready to back off of his £40m asking price and accept a bid of £35m. Everyone involved with Arsenal want the Cesc drama to end as soon as possible.
According to Daily Mail, “reliable Catalan sources” confirmed that an agreement will come soon. Arsene Wenger wants to move on and focus on the season.
So, how should we, Arsenal supporters, feel about this news? On one hand, the burden will finally be lifted. On the other hand, Wenger may have been bullied by Barcelona to lower his rating of Fabregas.
Once the official transfer is announced I will be relieved. This Barca situation has gone on for far too long. Cesc has been a poor captain of our club. It is time to move on with the squad.
Reports are also confirming that Nasri is close to a move [...]
Marouane Chamakh talked yesterday about the futures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. Chamakh finds the Nasri saga “strange.”
Here is what Chamakh told L’Equipe: “I think both of them (Fabregas and Nasri) are likely leaving the club. It’s a difficult situation for the manager.
“I don’t think it’s a matter of money for Fabregas or Samir. I think he [Wenger] is looking for their successors and he hasn’t found them. I think before letting them go he wants to find the players to replace them.”
Of course Wenger wants to line up replacements before he sells two key parts to last season’s squad. The Nasri saga seems to be about money and nothing else. Manchester City are not the most successful club, but they do provide a player with a lot of cash. If Nasri was interested in silverware, he would not abandon Arsenal for City.
Chamakh continued: “That’s my opinion about the situation. The problem is the season starts this weekend, and it’s even more difficult for us.
“I think in the situation the club was in, they could have let only one leave. Especially Cesc, he wants to leave for several seasons because he’s born in Barcelona. But Samir is now in a situation where he has one year left on his contract, so if they don’t sell him this summer he will leave for free at the end of the season.”
It is extremely obvious that Fabregas wants to go to the Nou Camp, but the whole situation [...]
Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri were picked for Arsenal’s squad to play Udinese in the Champions League qualifers. If either player makes an appearance on the pitch, they will not be able to compete in the tournamet for any other club.
Arsene Wenger will not yield to Barcelona and Manchester City. He will not be afraid to play his two stars if no moves are made by mid-August. Barcelona doesn’t want Cesc Fabregas unavailable for European play, and Man City certainly do not want a cup-tied Samir Nasri.
Expect both clubs to step up their efforts to sign the Arsenal players. Barcelona, so far, have been unwillingly to meet Wenger’s asking price of £40m. Arsenal want Manchester City to pay the full £22m for Nasri, instead of making addition payments at a later date.
I fully expect Nasri and Fabregas to leave the Emirates. Both players want to leave, and there is no reason for Arsene to hold onto players who do not value being a Gunner.
Arsenal have been forced to pressure Barcelona by putting Cesc in the squad. Barcelona has been wasting the summer by submitting sub-par bids. Now, they are even asking Fabregas to refuse an Arsenal bonus and accept a pay cut.
City should not have a problem paying the £22m in one package. And Arsenal will have to accept the offer, or lose Nasri next summer for nothing. According to reports, Nasri will not discuss signing a contract to stay with Arsenal.
