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Barca still playing around

goonerlad — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:18:24 +0000

Barcelona are still dallying around over the gunners captain Cesc Fabregás. Xavi should shut up as it’s getting tedious now telling the world that Cesc is “suffering”. The ones who are making Cesc “suffer” is Barcelona and their stupid antics over the price of Cesc.

Barcelona can end Cesc’s “suffering” by depositing 50Million into Arsenal’s bank account – enough said.

Barcelona to Make Cesc a Priority

goonerlad — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:38:00 +0000

clipped from www.thesun.co.uk

BARCELONA’S new president has made signing Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas his No1
priority.

Sandro Rosell was unveiled as the new Nou Camp supremo after scooping a
whopping 61 per cent of the vote in the club’s presidential election.

He replaces outgoing chief Joan Laporta — the man he famously fell
out with in 2005.

But despite their differences remaining well-documented, the pair embraced
last night after the results were announced.

And Rosell claims his first intention is to speak to his predecessor regarding
the move for 23-year-old Fabregas.

Barcelona have already had a £29million bid for the Gunners captain turned
down but Rosell is adamant the Catalans will get their man.

He said: “When Laporta and I get together, he will explain at what stage the
Cesc situation is at.

“If negotiations are advanced and the coaching staff want the player, we will
continue with the negotiations, without doubt.

Arsenal without Fabregas until end of January

goonerlad — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:43:41 +0000

Wenger, who last week predicted a “worst case scenario of three weeks out” for Fabregas after he tore a hamstring against Aston Villa, now looks set to be without the midfielder for the rest of the month. News of the 22 year-old’s extended absence has been compounded by the departure of Alexandre Song, who yesterday left to join Cameroon at the African Cup of Nations, which leaves Wenger short of regular first team options for Arsenal’s Premier League tie against Bolton tomorrow at the Emirates.

Looking to leap-frog Manchester United to go second in the table it is a crucial tie which could also move Arsenal to within a point of leaders Chelsea. Easing Wenger’s problems however is the potential return of Nicklas Bendtner who has vowed to solve the club’s striking problems.

Cesc Fabregas outlines Arsenal future

goonerlad — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:05:03 +0000

CESC FABREGAS has declared his Arsenal ambitions to try and end constant speculation about his future once and for all.

“I am not sure how many times I need to talk directly about my commitment to Arsenal as I continue to say the same thing over and over again,” he said. “It appears that every time I have spoken to the Spanish media recently, my words have bounced back to England, leaving question marks about my future. So, for anyone who is unclear or may have misunderstood what my position is, let me make myself absolutely crystal clear – I am whole- heartedly committed to Arsenal and my future lies with this great club.”

original source
Liverpool Echo

Real Madrid turn attention to Fabregás

goonerlad — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:19:59 +0000

Real Madrid are turning their attention to Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas after being priced out of a move for Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso.

The Spanish giants are not only ready to test Fabregas’s loyalty to the Gunners, but also to Barcelona – the club he supports and where he trained before going to England as a 16-year-old. He has regularly been linked with a return to the Nou Camp.

Liverpool scared off Real Madrid with talk of a £40m price-tag for Alonso, who Bernabeu president Florentino Perez had openly praised and pursued, much to the anger of Rafa Benitez.

Read the full story here Daily Mail

Fabregas won’t quit Arsenal for Spain

goonerlad — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:22:54 +0000

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has insisted he won’t be following Cristiano Ronaldo from the Premier League to La Liga.

Manchester United have agreed to sell Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a world-record £80million, while Fabregas has been linked with a return to former club Barcelona.

The 22-year-old is also admired by Real but has a contract until 2014 and insists he has no intention of leaving Arsenal. “Of course I see my future at Arsenal. I have a very long contract with the club”, Fabregas told the club’s website.

‘I would have never signed that if I did not think I was capable of making it (to the end of the contract). The boss knows that I really want to stay here.’

Barcelona after Cesc Fabregas

goonerlad — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:59:05 +0000

Barcelona are planning to make a £40million bid for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

The newly-crowned European champions have made the Arsenal captain their number one target.

Arsenal signed Fabregas from Barcelona six years ago for a paltry £750,000 as they took advantage of Spanish employment laws concerning young footballers.Barcelona now want him back.

Cesc Fabregas: We need to improve

goonerlad — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:43:03 +0000

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is calling on his team mates to improve in time for next season, if only to repay the loyalty shown by the Arsenal fans.

The Spanish international said: “We have to look at where we can improve, and make sure we do that for next season.

“We haven’t been in any Finals and perhaps that’s because of something. We’ve gone 21 games without losing in the league, so we know we are good, but when we’ve played in the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup and Champions League we haven’t been at the level everyone expected us to reach.

Read the full story here: Arsenal Mania

Darren Fletcher Red Card Fate Decided on Monday

goonerlad — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:22:30 +0000

Darren Fletcher will find out on Monday whether he will be able to play in the Champions League final after Uefa agreed to consider a letter of appeal from Manchester United against the Scotland midfielder’s dismissal in the semi-final, second leg against Arsenal on Tuesday. But Sir Alex Ferguson, the United manager, does not expect the appeal to succeed.

Fletcher was shown a red card for a challenge on Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas, but United have written to the governing body to claim that the sending-off – which rules him out of the final against Barcelona in Rome on May 27 – was incorrect on the grounds that Fletcher made contact with the ball before he touched Fabregas.

Read the full story here at Times Online