Fabregas goes to Barca for £35million

[LDG]

And now we lose Fabregas, which is fine because who had heard of Jack Wilshere before he started playing in the side...? And you know the rest, long before it actually happens. We're a tier 2 selling club when the whole point of the damn move was to secure a place in the top flight.

No, because we're getting rid of one of Nasri or Cesc.

I'll eat my own face if I'm wrong, but selling cesc will free up the wages that Nasri wants, which is why we're all hanging around and waving our cocks in the air.

Christ.

It's murder, I'll gant you, but I think we're awaiting an offer from Barca which will fit in with our plans. Regardless of whether it's market value or not.

Course it's frustrating, but Nasri is more than capable of filling that role.

[Power n Glory]

I can't understand why people cannot see that Fabregas's:

1. Increasingly injury prone nature
2. Self-evident disillusionment with playing for us, and
3. Pining for Barca, and (most likely) agreement to give us only one more year, last Summer
4. Lack of interest in playing for anyone else

Are not factors that will seriously address his transfer value. Last Summer, I said that Fabreags would still play 100% for us is he stayed. I was wrong, and I think that if he stays, these lacklustre performances will be even more apparent.

Wenger can only extracate himself from this as well as he can in the circumstances. I think his track record of selling players is pretty good, on the whole.

I think most people can understand the reasons for selling Cesc but not for £30m. That is a ridiculous price.

I won’t ever understand us selling off our star players and then going for the cheap option. We won’t win anything if we keep repeating the same actions.

[LDG]

I should add. The price on Cesc's head is what we need in order to spend what we're planning to spend in the window. Whether that's his value plus another few quid, I don't know.

One thing we do know, is that we'll balance it all out with a zero net spend, or maybe a few mill +

[Niall_Quinn]

No, because we're getting rid of one of Nasri or Cesc.

I'll eat my own face if I'm wrong, but selling cesc will free up the wages that Nasri wants, which is why we're all hanging around and waving our cocks in the air.

Christ.

It's murder, I'll gant you, but I think we're awaiting an offer from Barca which will fit in with our plans. Regardless of whether it's market value or not.

Course it's frustrating, but Nasri is more than capable of filling that role.

My point is, if Nasri does fill that role and he does it well then he'll be off next year too.

[Flavs]

Also on the injury prone thing, this is the first summer since 2007 that Cesc has had a proper summer holiday, its not really a surprise he is a little fatigued.

I have nothing but respect for the lad personally, he could of come out at any time and demanded a transfer or refused to play, he could of moutehd off in the press about being held ransom by the club or talked of how shite we are and how green things are at Barca but no, he has made his position clear and then shut the fuck up. Fair play to him.

[LDG]

My point is, if Nasri does fill that role and he does it well then he'll be off next year too.

C'est le footballer modern non??

Ronaldo did it. Rooney was doing a Nasri before Christmas. They're all at it.

But you're a little upset right now, and I get that

[Toronto Gooner]

Also on the injury prone thing, this is the first summer since 2007 that Cesc has had a proper summer holiday, its not really a surprise he is a little fatigued.

I have nothing but respect for the lad personally, he could of come out at any time and demanded a transfer or refused to play, he could of moutehd off in the press about being held ransom by the club or talked of how shite we are and how green things are at Barca but no, he has made his position clear and then shut the fuck up. Fair play to him.

I would have had a lot more respect for him if he had formally asked for a transfer rather than undertake this transfer by proxy campaign. Last week there was an article saying that Fabregas was prepared to let Arsenal receive the 15% signing fee that he is entitled to under his contract (that is he gets 15% of the transfer fee). What it did not say is that fee is forfeit if he officially asks for a transfer. I believe that the lack of a transfer request is purely financial and not out of respect to Arsenal.

[Flavs]

I would have had a lot more respect for him if he had formally asked for a transfer rather than undertake this transfer by proxy campaign. Last week there was an article saying that Fabregas was prepared to let Arsenal receive the 15% signing fee that he is entitled to under his contract (that is he gets 15% of the transfer fee). What it did not say is that fee is forfeit if he officially asks for a transfer. I believe that the lack of a transfer request is purely financial and not out of respect to Arsenal.

Jesus give him the benefit of the doubt why dont you.

[Ollie the Optimist]

i really hope cesc starts to see barca for what they are and comes out and says, so you want me that badly yet you wont pay the fee for me yet some unproven kid you will fork out 40 million for?

[Toronto Gooner]

Jesus give him the benefit of the doubt why dont you.

I would if he has made even the slightest effort to shut up Barcelona and its players. The fact that you are prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt would suggest that his efforts are working, IMO.