Fabregas breaks his silence and finally our hearts…

FTK

I feel the same, This seems to happen to us nearly every year. i will be very very disappointed if this comes true

Viera Henry and now Fabregas, is RVP next ???

it just shows that the vast majority of players are there for the money and what they can get out of the Club

What we have replaced these players with has been sub standard except for a limited few

A lot of our squad players have not stepped up to the mark, They get paid way too much and are allowed to get away with it, e.g Diaby Denilson way too much money for little or no return

I am now starting to worry for the future of the club I have supported since I was a boy

I hope AW stands strong against Barca this time but I wont be holding my breathe

I agree.

Lets not also forget

Petit & Overmars to Barca

&

Anelka to Real

What bollocks are you talking about! He hasn’t said he’s going and nor will Wenger sell him. The greatest players in the world look up to Wenger and you ungrateful supporters (if I should call you that) talk to much bollocks! Get a grip or get off the wagon!

I am finally happy that fabregas has said something about this..he is saying that his future is in wenger’s hands.So this means no matter whatever happens from now on,we will surely benefit from it..
Now is the best time to say ‘In arsene we Trust’

I wish I shared your confidence but I don’t.

I think Wenger is more concerned about little Cesc than the Arsenal fans.

I don’t agree with you he is the one who wants to go so let it be it is clear that he don’t want to stay with us anymore and it is not the club who does not want to keep him we are great team and big club and not a one man team thats is all

Fabregas has loyalty only to himself, if he was loyal to Wenger he would stay at Arsenal.

The club have between now and the start of the new season to demonstrate to their fans that they have ambitions beyond being a model of fiscal rectitude.

Unfortunately we seem to have a board of directors who are mesmerised by Wenger and blind to the frustrations of their very loyal fan base.

It is obvious, from outside the club, that Wenger’s project has run it’s course, he is unable to retain our best player and his youth policy is not likely to produce a replacement.

The club must buy and buy big, if this stalls the progress of some up and coming youngsters then so be it.

If Wenger does not agree then he is free to walk off into the sunset.

Five years of disappointment and hurt is enough.

FTK do not be too harsh on Cesc.
Looking at the Liverpool v Arsenal just now and Alan Hansen (?) looking rather like Sylvestre!.
The injury to Eduardo and then to Ramsay and himself. Eduardo so obviously and so long, still not completely recovered, I think made Cesc open to Darren Dein and Laport. According to some reports, Laport has Usbekistan contacts! Need we bother?

Blame Arsene for the current situation. Every world class player would want to win something during his career. Arsene has not shown any ambition towards achieving that. If i were Fab i will leave.

Timing is everything and Fabregas has got this one all wrong.
Uefa are expected to introduce their balanced chequebook scheme on Thursday meaning that teams qualifying for Europa and Champions League must not have the massive debt being carried by many of Europe’s top clubs today. Domestically, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Man City would miss out.
Barca’s huge debt that Sandrell spoke of last week would surely eliminate them from contention.
Since this is expected to start for the 2012-13 season, I would expect AW and Arsenal Football Club’s fiscal diligence to pay off.
This gives Barcelona 2 more years of prospective dominance before the face of European football is changed fundamentally.

Talk about putting 2+2 together and getting 10. He’s not going anywhere and said comments just prove it entirely cause there’s no way Wenger will sell him unless it’s something too good to be true and I’m talking Ronaldo money like 60-80 million in which case they wont pay that and Fabregas will see out his contract or at least stay for the next 2 years. IF he’s leaving it up to WENGER then ARSENE will tell him he’s staying. It seems to me that his comments are being turned into a situation to critisize the manager.

I’m delighted that today we all saw Fabregas talking in english about his future so there can be no confusion. IF we receive a massive bid from him he’ll happily leave or if we don’t or wont accept anything for him then he’ll happily stay. Keep in mind all this shite started over some Spanish journalists words.

Sadly, I cannot argue with that observation Okey…

Does that mean we have to suffer two more years of disappointment and hurt?

The club has the money but not the will to spend it.

Stay loyal you fans, unlike the players, keep buying your season tickets, keep buying the tacky merchandise, keep paying the inflated prices for food and drink, keep turning up to that soul-less edifice called The Emirates.

Listen to the wise words of the Manager and the Chief Executive, just keep on handing over your dosh!

I think you got it all wrong. He said he is not going to lobby any more for the transfer. He said he values Wenger more than anyone else in world football. He implied that he was honorable. He said he would respect the privacy of the conversation he had with Wenger.

Clearly it is possible that he will leave, but I can imagine many factors going into that. Useless to speculate on them. If Wenger strengthens the squad a lot, then it is more attractive for Cesc not to go just yet, etc. etc.

If I were Arsenal, I would see this as a critical matter — they need to get whatever value they think is right, and they need to clarify what they can say about Cesc to any player they might want to recruit to the team. They have to wait until the new leadership is in place at Barca, and if it were me, I’d want to know whether Barca will pay the 16 million they currently owe before talking about them buying anyone else.

FTK, you should change your name to Gourcuff_The_king !!!

If the rumors are true that we will get him for 25m to replace Cesc and Cesc is sold for 60m that will be the greatest deal of the decade for Arsenal. Trust me Gourcuff is better than Cesc.

Cesc fabregas is in form of his life.he is improved his finishing tremendously and not to mention his work ethic absolutely outstanding..He can even sprint with theo even during the later stages of the matches…The greatest deal of the decade for arsenal would be his stay at emirates next season.
I have not seen gourcuff play ,may be we all can see him in the world cup.I doubt whether he can be compared to cesc may be to nasri..

I don’t see how we can blame the club on this one the only thing that I know is that we are trying to keep our best players by having them on long contracts (and keep on mind we are one of the biggest clubs in the world )and if they don’t want to stay then and honor their contracts then this is another story and we can replace them. even if did not win anything in the last 5 years it does not mean that he should go ( Real did not win anything for how many season and zidane did not quit) so it is the player call in the end and for Cesc he should keep in mind that his future is in AW hands

I really would love it if Fabregas came out and said, “I do want to leave but Barca offering 30 mil is insulting to my skill level, my manager, my team, and its fans. Owen Coyle is quoting 30 mil for Cahill – cough up the big money and let us all know I’m worth it.”

I know I’m dreaming but Cesc should feel insulted by the figures being floated around.

FTK

The quotes I read regarding Fab4 this morning also quoted him as feeling loved by the fans (last paragraph), most confusing for someone who’s supposed to be on his bike.

He said: “I have had a long conversation with Arsène. I respect him so much and do not want to say too much. He told me to concentrate on my football and the World Cup.

He added: “I have great respect for Arsène Wenger. I have great respect for the club and the fans. Sometimes not even in my house have I felt more loved than I felt at Arsenal.”

http://arsenal-mania.com/articles/3108621/Fabregas-I-have-spoken-with-Wenger.html

Mexican, no offense, but that’s an utterly ridiculous comment.

Gourcuff is NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM better than Cesc. Get a clue.

I like Gourcuff but I don’t think he’d be good for Arsenal or England. He’s slow of pace and in his decision-making.

Cesc has said he is leaving it in Arsens hands. What a coward, if he is sold then Arsen is the bad guy. Be a man Cesc And tell the Arsenal nation what YOU want. You allso look a bit childish letting dady speek for you. I loved watching you at Arsenal but if you leave this way it will leave a bad tast.

What the freak?! Yes, he will leave but don’t even try to make this into an “of course we understand him. He’s too good for arsenal and who can blame him.” WE CAN ALL BLAME HIM!! The guy is leaving us at the age of 23!!! He has had two really good seasons with us, before that he was good, but not the Cesc he has been for the past two three years. So now he’s that great player, that we made, and he wants to leave us and people are feeling that is okay?! ONE realistic year, that’s all he can give us? Don’t say we had any chance of winning anything before this season because we did not have the money. Wenger messed up before this season and that’s all he can give the man who made him, the club he says he loves?
No, this is Cesc way of being smart. Of eating the cake and keep it. By this he puts the blame on Wenger if he leaves.
There is nothing in this that makes me feel better about him. The player I loved the most, and still do, have turned his back on the club who made him, on the coach who’s been like a father to him, because he messed up one year?! Wenger’s done more for him that Fabregas ever done for Arsenal, Arsenal done more. Don’t forget that!
He is NOT bigger than the club and we do not owe him anything. If he wants to leave, let him, but do not come and say that it’s okay that it’s so bad for him that he has to play with us. He knew very well that we couldn’t keep up with the top teams when we were building emirates. What Wenger has done for Arsenal these past 5 years is his biggest thing in arsenal. Fabregas needs to know that this is the beginning of the peek that this team will reach, and he needs to give it more than one freaking year.
Bye Cesc, but no, no respect from me.

I have to agree aboout gourcuff harper. Even when he was in Italy he looked slow and he doesn’t have the brain like cesc or dennis did that they can get away with being really slow.

I don’t think we can replace Cesc with a like for like player like we didn’t with dennis or henry. The system will have to change slightly and the way we play will also have to change slightly. Don;t ask me how thats wengers job. Ferguson managed it after Cantona but Wenger has so far failed to do it after dennis and henry.

Sad to say but I have the feeling he will be departing.

Watching the video, he keeps referring to his love for Arsenal in the past tense. I feel that he has told Arsene his desire to go to Barcelona and Arsene has said that he will do what he can

Abviously Arsene doesn’t want to lose him but the desire of a player outweighs the promises that a club can offer

Color me one of the opti…well… not-as-pessimists.

With Wengers statements of wanting signings in before the WC + Cesc’s statements of wanting his future sorted before the WC + this converstation, I see more of a “I would like to go home, but you can convince me to stay by doing the spectacular and also, if Barca try to shortchange you, I won’t force my way out.”

Why does he say its up to wenger? Surely its obvious that Wenger would want to keep his captain and star player? So why does he put it like that?

Cesc knows that wenger wants him to stay so if it were really completely up to him then after their conversation Cesc would be saying he was definitely staying. What he means is that he’s decided he wants to leave and its up to wenger and arsenal to agree a fee with barca.

I agree with Indian gunner.What Arsene did to Arsenal no other manager did,and so in Cesc own words he left his future inti Aresne,s hands,and thta means he is staying….for sure

I think too many have ignored who is the manager of Cesc at this time. The moment Cesc said anything not agreed by and with the Spanish International Team Directors, Cesc would be out of the Spanish World Cup Team, pronto!! That is why he left the matter up in the air with Arsene. I remember a Brazilian Team Manager shooting someone in the 70′s, and I suspect Cesc does not fancy that one little bit!!

My first time responding to a blog.

Cesc has been a silly boy imo.

My take is that someone has been whispering in Cesc’s ear (probably his father). Basically telling him “BFC is behind the move but you need to throw it open by making some comments publically wishing to come to BFC then wait for BFC to kick into gear the process to buy you.”

What they didn’t plan for was Barca probably don’t have the money and now using emotional plees from players from Fisn’t solve the get cesc either.

Now Cesc is probably wishing that he didn’t spoke to media Barca “old” boys but instead to Wenger and arsenal to organisea transfer.

my guess today’s talking toe the media was to stop the speculation so him can get on with WC duties because it was clearly impacting this performance.

My take is he is going here with us but having muffed it up completely this summer, he have to wait until next year to try again.

barca will not produce the minimum AFC have requested. So he’s staying and has to make the necessary back pedlling and reafirming by demonstrating is love of Wenger and Arsenal.

or he could have said”try not to read any sad negative blogs writen by …..well yiu know

It’s very sad, but he sounds like he’s made his mind up that at the end of the day he should be playing with better players in the best team in the prime of his career.

He said that “It’s just now about Arsenal and whoever it has to be“. In other words, he’s going to the club that Arsenal sell him to: Barca or Real or AC/Inter Milan.

The fee will be high: can Arsene spend the money?

Never mind about the possibility of Fabregas leaving (and Merida and possibly Wilshire, that could be three players short on last summer before we even begin signing replacements)has anyone seen or heard anything about what Arsenal’s shirts will look like next season? It’s two or three months later than usual and we still don’t have a clue what we’ll be wearing when most other teams new strips are already on sale. Talk about a marketing faux pas. We could’ve sold loads of ‘Chamaq 29′ shirts last weekend but the new one isn’t on anyone’s radar yet much less in the shops! I sometimes wonder if Arsenal do indeed have a marketing department or a commercial department becasue if they have they haven’t a clue what they’re doing and are a laughing stock. My mates are starting to the p*ss out of me something rotten because everything Arsenal do these days is out of touch, complacent and designed to screw the absolute maximum amount of cash out of us fans. It’s like David Dein never existed because those of you who remember Arsenal before he arrived in the mid eighties will recognise the stagnation around the club now is exactly like it was before Dein came here. Happy days. Not.

I think you have it wrong.

The way I see it is this. He has to spend the next 6 weeks or so with the Spanish national team surrounded by Barcelona players. The last thing he wants to do is to announce that he has decided to stay at Arsenal and to disappoint everyone around him. Trust me, Cesc will announce that he is staying when he gets back from South Africa and not a moment sooner. AW is like a dad to him, and AW would have told him that he genuinely thinks it is best to stay at Arsenal than to gamble on getting into the Barca team.IMHO.

Dave has it right. Just relax and have a pint or three.

well fans..i think all of u r blinded..! just simply read and thinking deeply about what that great player said..and we all will know and discover that he simply..” staying “…ok?

Rubbish! Arsene has shown ambition. We were challenging for the title with 3 weeks to go. We had been awesome in the years before also. We just came up short due to bad luck and inexperience. Its insulting the way some of you view our recent prem campaigns. We have come very close and with the youngest squad in the league. Love your club!!

Sol said he’d give Arsenal first opportunity and see what’s on the table. I got the impression AFC are his No.1 choice if the deal is a good one, there again it wouldn’t be the first time he’s jumped ship, in fact loyalty isn’t one of his greatest features for ANY club.

Am I being naughty but I wouldnt mind arsenal doing a deal with chelsea for a swap essien for cesc maybe with another player like alex. Arsenal need to go back to warrior midfielders the fact is we have never replaced viera. too many square passes and tapey tap shit, We need a good spine we always had before, GK central defenders midfield and always had quality upfront, fact iswe play in england and not spain our style is suited too much toward spain no wonder they keep trying to tap up our players