King_gazza 1,065 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas on verge of Barcelona movePage last updated at 17:56 GMT, Wednesday, 10 August 2011 18:56 UKBy Dan RoanBBC sports news correspondentFabregas started his career with Barcelona at the age of 10Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is close to signing for European champions Barcelona for a fee believed to be about £35m.The transfer, one of the most protracted in Premier League history, is yet to be completed but Arsenal expect it to be done by the weekend.According to a senior source at the club, all the funds generated by the sale will be reinvested in new players.The Gunners have been linked with Scott Dann, Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill.Gunners boss Arsene Wenger looks intent on strengthening his defence and reports have suggested centre-backs Dann of Birmingham, Everton's Jagielka and Cahill of Bolton could be targets.Fabregas, 24, would be unable to feature for Barcelona in the Champions League if he plays a part in Arsenal's match with Udinese on Tuesday, motivating both clubs to complete a deal before that game.DAN ROAN ON FABREGAS SAGAContinue reading the main storyDespite the potential loss of a great player and captain, many Arsenal fans will greet the conclusion of one of football's most protracted transfer sagas with a sense of relief. Fabregas' departure will cap off a traumatic few months for Arsenal, and Arsene Wenger must now reinvest wisely in order to appease fans after six seasons without a trophy. The purchase of targets like Juan Mata and Phil Jagielka would be a start as Arsenal seek to rebuild their side around Jack Wilshere, and compete with wealthier rivals. In short Arsenal must move on from Fabregas, and quickly.The BBC understands a fee of £30m, plus over £5m of additional performance-related payments, is close to being reached for Fabregas.It is believed that, if he is sold, the Spaniard will be due £4m in compensation - £1m for each year of his contract he did not complete - but may be prepared to forego that payment in order to facilitate a deal.Negotiations have been conducted by Barcelona's Vice-President Josep Maria Bartomeu and is believed to be a final take-it-or-leave-it offer, leaving Arsenal having to sell one of the major assets or keep a player who has his heart set on a move.The transfer fee is significantly less than the £40m that Arsenal had been holding out for and suggests that the Gunners felt they had no choice but to sell a player who wanted to leave.Fabregas, who has 58 caps for Spain, joined Arsenal from the Catalan giants in 2003 and, since making his name in north London, has been persistently linked with a return to his boyhood club.Wenger will now turn his attention to keeping Samir Nasri at the club, who has refused to sign a new deal at the Emirates amid speculation of interest from Manchester City.If the Fabregas deal goes through as expected, he will become Barcelona's second major signing of the summer following their £23m purchase of Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Sky sports also running with this story.Is £35m enough to build a EPL winning team? Imo it's not,i think they need at LEAST 5/6 new players Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdocherty72 215 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Arsene should build a team around Bartley next season if he's still in a job Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab_Rangers 38 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 About time, sick of hearing about Fabregas tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieRFC 36 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Selling your title challenge for £35 million :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,702 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Stupid. He's probably as sick of the saga as the rest of us, but I'd tell them to gtf with £35mil in todays market.Wish the rumours of Real bidding £40mil just to piss Barca off were true Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethemighty 186 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Selling your title challenge for £35 million :lol: What title challenge?!Wenger will buy 15/20 African/French 18 year olds with the money! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieRFC 36 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 What title challenge?!Wenger will buy 15/20 African/French 18 year olds with the money!So true Or another Sol Campbell or Mikael Silvestre Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
demise 3,573 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I hope he signs for Real M, that will left him somehow unhappy and so all the Barcelona players that are moaning about him to sign in the last few years - something that makes me sick in my stomach.Off topic - that Wenger guy is sick. I used to like Arsenal from the moment Bergkamp joined them(my favorite player ever), and i remember Wenger, refusing to give more than a 1 year contract extension to Pires, because 'the club only offers one year deals to old players' and does buy only players under the age of 30... Then Pires left, and somewhere in the future Arsenal bought players like Silvestre, Gallas, the retired Jens Lehmann, Sol Campbell Also, everyone knew in the last few years that Arsenal is not going to make it through the title with the likes of Clichy, Sagna, Coscielny, Campbell, Gallas, Denilson, Song. Remember their EPL winning team - Lehmann,Seaman,Bergkamp,Pires,Henry,Ljungberg,Vieira,Cole,Adams,Keown,Lauren,Parlour,Kanu, the younger Sol Campbell,etc. Compare them to what Arsenal have now - Van Persie, Vermaelen(always injured), Fabregas(always moaning about his fuckin Barcelona), Walcott, Arshavin, Nasri, Gervinho. Not even close to the title. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stampyurie 203 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 He wont get on that midfield. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,392 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Finally.So so sick of this saga that it doesn't even interest me anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 A magical player, but I'm not sure Barca need him.£34m could get them two good defenders and a half decent back up to Valdez and that's a lot more of a requirement than Fabregas.Thiago Alacantra is already there and I'm not sure I'd want to stunt his development. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassaaaa 11,406 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Never understood why Barca even thought of signing this guy . He's not worth half that and he won't get near that midfield ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I can see Pedro being dropped and Iniesta playing as a winger. Hope not though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm sorry, but this is the end of Cesc's career. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm gutted if this happensThis could mean thiago going further down the pecking order The boy is a genius and will be miles better off keeping the £30m and putting it towards replacing puyol etc who is getting on in years Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm gutted if this happensThis could mean thiago going further down the pecking order The boy is a genius and will be miles better off keeping the £30m and putting it towards replacing puyol etc who is getting on in yearsI'm feeling the same regarding Thiago.I'm extremely excited to see him develop this season, as he is a top, top talent. The signing of Fabregas could move him down the pecking order if you were, but if Thiago is as good as he's shown over the summer then his performances should force himself into Pep's plans.I hope Pedro doesn't get dropped to accommodate Cesc Fabregas, he certainly wouldn't deserve it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 The boy from chile will probably move some out too Why pay nearly £50m for 2 players and have them sit on the bench Can't see it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstone 374 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I agree with papaguy!The signing was more a case of the players and the fans wanting him there rather than thinking about where he will fit in to the team and who will have to miss out!! Barca have some immense players coming through in midfield will be a shame to see them fall down the pecking order! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRfc 20 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Never understood why Barca even thought of signing this guy . He's not worth half that and he won't get near that midfield ........What a complete lot of shite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 On twitter Spanish press; Arsenal & Barcelona agree a fee of £34million rising to £40million, Fabregas will take #4 shirt which Thiago has given upweb • 11/08/2011 18:11Arsenal also call press conferance for 9am tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Poor Thiago Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 It would have been good to see Thiago move to Arsenal on loan for a year as part of the deal actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Losing Fabregas and Nasri within days.Arsene Wenger needs to get into the transfer market and fast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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