Fabregas goes to Barca for £35million

[Xhaka Can’t]

Interesting. Although we have gone on extended runs when he's been injured and haven't fallen apart, we just play in a different way without him (like we did after Henry went). Every year his contract goes down we're in a worse and worse bargaining position, eventually he could go on a Bosman. IMO it's time to get rid unless he's going to sign a new contract which is unlikely.

We need a new start, Barca are the only team he'll go to, they want him but can live without him. They can't afford more. We'll be lucky to get £35m.

[Ollie the Optimist]

if i was fabregas, i would be getting a little annoyed with barcelona. they claim they want him etc but keep releasing statements saying he isnt as valubale, refuse to actually enter any talks with Arsenal, refuse to spend over a certain amount yet they do this for no one else, they bid willy nilly and pay stupid money

[Toronto Gooner]

if i was fabregas, i would be getting a little annoyed with barcelona. they claim they want him etc but keep releasing statements saying he isnt as valubale, refuse to actually enter any talks with Arsenal, refuse to spend over a certain amount yet they do this for no one else, they bid willy nilly and pay stupid money

I would agree with you if I believed that Fabregas and his advisers were completely in the dark over this activity. However, I do not: I believe that this is all part of a strategy that they have been involved in developing.

[Cripps_orig]

http://m.goal.com/en/news/article?co...ta2v4kv5s6l147

Looks like Cesc is staying

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking Barca cunts. They start the whole rumour thing, have a conversation with themselves about the price, never fucking talk to Arsenal, they do all their talking through the media. And then the cunts claim they won't be held to ransom! That's like some twat holding a gun to his own head and telling himself to stay the fuck still or he'll get his nut blown off. Arsenal aren't even in this conversation, all we said was £50mill minimum. Which bit do those cunts in Barcelona not get?

[KSE Comedy Club]

The trouble is we allow it to continue by maintaining a 'dignified silence'.

Why not get Gazidis to make a statement to the press, basically calling them cunts and tell them how it is.

Cesc is our player and we set the price, either pay it of STFU and GTFO!

[dazthegooner]

It would be funny if he ended up at Madrid and Cesc hasn't ruled it out either.

[Tony Tuesdays]

if i was fabregas, i would be getting a little annoyed with barcelona. they claim they want him etc but keep releasing statements saying he isnt as valubale, refuse to actually enter any talks with Arsenal, refuse to spend over a certain amount yet they do this for no one else, they bid willy nilly and pay stupid money

That.

I think they're doing this purely to curry favour with their fans. They simply don't have the funds to buy him but, they continue to falsely raise Cesc's and the fans' hopes.

They're just being w*nkers.

[Flavs]

and again this morning in the press they make fools of themselves by saying he isnt worth 40mil euro's which is clearly bollocks. I wondeer at times if Roselli realises just what a clown he makes himself look.

In otehr news Abidal has told them to do one and he is off to Real Madrid

[Coney]

The trouble is we allow it to continue by maintaining a 'dignified silence'.

Why not get Gazidis to make a statement to the press, basically calling them cunts and tell them how it is.

Cesc is our player and we set the price, either pay it of STFU and GTFO!

Because Gazidis is not stupid and will not burn our bridges. There may come a time when we want to do a deal with Barca, so we are keeping our powder dry, I think. No doubt Cesc is being kept informed by Gazidis / Wenger and is aware if they have made a serious offer for him. If, as looks likely, it is just Barca producing fodder for their fans, Cesc will be aware of that. Using him in that way is hardly going to impress him and will make him less likely to move - especially that crap about him being worth less now. That is so obviously bollocks.