Really don't get the Cesc hating on here.

If you guys were proper competing for and winning stuff it'd make it easier for Cesc & other players to stay. The fact that your manager prefers to spend big on kids and not experienced players makes it easier for players to think "fuck this, i'm off". The fans are frustrated like mad so it's reasonable to assume some of the players will be as or even more frustrated.

A few of your ex-players have been saying that you need to add some proper quality to the squad and it is this lack of quality that has resulted in players wanting to go elsewhere.The team's outlook comes from the manager and your manager has shown a stunning lack of ambition which over the years has resulted in your club taking steady steps backwards. In such a scenario, it's only a matter of time before the quality players in the squad think what the hell am i doing here when i could be elsewhere winning stuff.