Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Hill-Wood: We Want To Keep Cesc

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Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed that there are ongoing discussions between Arsenal and FC Barcelona, over the future of Cesc Fabregas.

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, Hill-Wood admitted that a move to Spain is still on the cards for the Gunners captain – despite stating that the board do not want to sell Cesc to the European champions.

“Yes, they have spoken to us about Cesc. They have been in touch but so far they have not made a bid and we do not want to let him go.

“But he comes from Barcelona so it is understandable if he wanted to go back. However, they have not made an offer so far.”

Barca president Sandro Rosell has suggested that it’s unlikely that an improved offer will be made, proposing that Cesc is now worth less than he was 12 months ago – when the original £35m offer was made, and rejected, by Arsenal.

It appears that the board are looking to cash in on Fabregas this summer, but only if the price is right.

With all things considered, I’ll admit that it could be in our best interests to sell Fabregas this summer.

I will refrain from using the term “cash in”, as I have too much respect for Cesc, but part of me believes that we should sell our captain – as much as it pains me to say it.

 

by MIKE HARVEY Follow me on Twitter @my_karvey

 

 

 

 

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Mike Harvey

I'm 20 and have been an Arsenal season ticket holder since 2006. My family has had Arsenal links since the 1920's, and the support is still going strong. I am at every home game, and also manage to get to multiple away games, when I can. I have been writing for various blogs and websites since I was 15, but have now settled down and have become a regular writer for Arsenalinsider. I also run my own Pro Evolution Soccer blog, Only Pro Evolutions. Arsenal is my passion. Writing is my passion. I was never good enough to play for The Arsenal, so I'll do the next best thing!

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  • Alan1029

    Fabregas has got 4 years or more to run on his deal.

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  • Dave D

    Cesc is under contract for 4 years not 1! We won’t sell him this summer unless Barca offer something crazy and they unlikely to do that.

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  • yozza

    I wouldn’t let the fact that you aint good enough to play for Arsenal stand in your way as neither are half our 1st team squad!You could have a lucrative future ahead of you……

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  • David

    Forgive me but I believe you are confusing the contract remaining time with Nasri.

    I’m pretty certain that Cesc is contracted until 2015.

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  • SuperRob7

    Why can’t Hill-wood kepp his mouth shut. He’s like a grandad who babbles on about anything to anyone that will listen.

    No one was even talking about cesc this summer (well not as much as before) and he goes and says this. Sorry to all the traditionalists but Kroenke never should have let the board carry on in their jobs. New blood at board level is very much needed.

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  • gunnerlad

    Lazy lazy stuff from the ‘insider’. Read another site saying fabs had one year on his contract, as this guy obviously did too and he hadn’t even bothered to check the facts. We have until June 2014 before cesc goes anywhere without arsenes say so.

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  • Bezza

    The blog is utter shite!
    Cesc has 4 years left on his contract!
    Nasri has 1 year left!Gey
    A bit more research is needed!
    Fabregas might well go this season but not because of the reason mentioned above!
    £45 million offer and he is gone!

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  • Venky

    Cesc has 4 years to run you idiot. First know the facts and report you genius.

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  • markdav42

    Cesc is contracted until 2015. I get the feeling he is ready to go this time :(

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  • Abba

    Hill-Wood stop these we nid big signings now

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  • Lenyol

    This season fixture is different just start signings, we r tired wit d rumour…. we nid big signings at Emirate pls

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  • Gavin

    Have no idea how you think keeping Cesc this summer means he can walk for nothing next year. Like others have said his contract isn’t up until 2015.

    As for Hillwood, I despise this man more than anything to do with Arsenal, I have no idea what he does for the club, he has cashed in his shares. Majority of fans hate him and he does nothing but embarrass the club by giving exclusive interviews to tabloid papers. Time for him to GTFO out of our club.

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  • Pacman

    You dont even know what your on about, cesc could walk for nothing next summer??
    Where you on crack when you wrote this??

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  • www

    Gavin, WTF how can you say Hill-Wood should get the fuck out of our club? The man and his family virtually carried The Arsenal for many years. They bank rolled our club and saved it from extinction many times. You have absolutely no idea about the history and the value of the Hill-Woods’ People like you should be no where near out club if that is how you7 show respect to the very people that have given you The Arsenal in the first place. I am sickened by your comment, whatever Peter Hill-Wood is saying now, it is with Arsenal’s best interest at heart. Have you thought that everyone realises that Cesc is on his way and that PHW wants to make other teams aware so that they can raise the bidding. Barca are in the driving seat at the moment as they know that Cesc has only them in his heart. However, if Arsenal accept a bid or 2 in excess of £50m, they may no longer be in the driving seat. For what it is worth, I hear that Barca are coming here to offer David Villa plus cash or more players, PHW is playing it right. BTW i am one of the few shareholders left at Arsenal.

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  • SuperRob7

    haha villa plus cash for Cesc?!?!?

    Never going to happen. Barca don’t want him that much. At best they might offer a young reserve.

    As for Hill-Wood, ok his family have done good for arsenal in the past but if we have to have him as a figurehead “for old times sake” then someone should tell him not to make comments to the media. Let the people who actually run the club, get on with it without interfering.

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  • hers

    ARSENE MUST LET FABREGAS GO FOR ARSENAL TO WIN ANY TROPHIES IN THE NEXT SEASON.

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  • james the special 1

    He will laeave this summer

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  • Jonathan Chawora

    I dont know what the fuss is all about. Arsenal will win the league if they let Cesc go and take Thiago as part of the deal. I have watched Thiago in the Euro under 21 championships and he is the real deal. This youngster will be world player of the year one day.

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  • finestcuts

    Barcelona’s offer should be rejected, we need Cesc more than ever. Wenger is in the process of rebuilding the team, we need our best players to stay if at all possible. We have too many weak links, and Wenger is addressing that. Letting Fabregas go would be a huge loss, Wenger has to fight his corner again and win the battle to keep him.

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  • M.E.

    Maybe we should confer the title of “Honorary President” to Peter Hill-Wood, for his and his family past contributions to the club while a the same time elect a new chairman. (How about Tim Clark, the 63-year-old British president & chairman of The Emirates Group? Given our ties with Emirates Airline)

    Regarding the Cesc Fabregas saga, this is what Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has to say:
    Link -> http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/06/16/2534683/arsenals-cesc-fabregas-is-worth-less-than-what-we-offered
    (In cheek, I read the headline as ” …. Cesc Fabregas is worthless …. blah blah blah”

    There is another article I read upon at goal.com, and I would like to hear opinions, especially those living in UK, London (LeBoss, FTK, Vis could write up an article of this as well), of how true the property sales along Queensland Road to Barratt Homes are in generating funds for the club transfer budget.

    Link-> http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2011/06/19/2538617/property-deal-will-see-arsenal-boss-arsene-wenger-handed-60m

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  • slimshady

    PHW can’t you please STFU??!! Why oh why do you always have to go mouthing about to your silly tabloid?? Time we flushed this old tosser out the club, he sold his stock long ago the greedy bastard, his father never would have, time to consign him to the history books!

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  • slimshady

    Amen to that! Unbelievable to hear mugs talking about how we should let Cesc go now, I ask, how daft can our support get??

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  • Paul

    The only way to keep cesc is get rid of PHW!

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  • mystic

    Err as far as I am aware Hillwood hasn’t said there are ongoing talk, merely that Barca have been in touch. I do wish people wouldn’t use paper talk!

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  • SuperRob7

    With Cesc, ‘no news is good news’. Don’t give the gossip mongers anything that they can use to unsettle our captain.

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  • John in Norfolk

    Poorly written and poorly researched, if at all.

    Well Mike Harvey! where’s your apology?

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  • goonamerica

    silly season sucks.

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  • bigsyisback

    I don’t understand what all the fuss is about ? If Cesc Fabregas was a product in a shop it would be discontinued, the lad is andoubtedly a great player but are the vast majority of you aware he played in 54% of Prem games last term ? you can have the fastest Paint sprayer in the world on the car production line but if it is broke half the year what use is it to the business..all this talk about 35-40 million..jesus his feet are worth it, but his medical record is not..take anyones hand off for anything over 28 million.

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