Cesc Fabregas says Arsenal made a transfer decision in 2014 that really surprised him

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Cesc Fabregas is widely considered one of the best midfielders in Premier League history.

That legacy was largely cemented at Arsenal, as he registered a whopping 154 goal involvements in 303 appearances.

Cesc Fabregas’ spell in North London stretched between 2003 and 2011, so he became a modern-day legend for the club.

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Fabregas ultimately departed for Barcelona and continued to perform at a high level for the LaLiga giants.

The 110-cap Spain international returned to the Premier League in 2014, and he’s now admitted that Arsenal made a transfer decision that really surprised him during that summer.

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Cesc Fabregas surprised Arsenal didn’t activate buy-back clause in 2014

Speaking on Rory Jennings’ YouTube channel, Fabregas has explained that he was surprised Arsenal decided against activating their buy-back clause on him during the summer of 2014.

“It’s true that at the beginning my thought once I decide to leave Barcelona and I want to go back to the Premier League,” the 39-year-old stated.

“My first thought is I’m going back to Arsenal because Arsenal had a buyback clause, you know, with that was lasting I think it was two weeks by the time we tell them I’m leaving Barcelona.

“They had two weeks to kind of activate the clause. Obviously, they were aware of it… they didn’t take it.

“And even though I was a little bit surprised, I had to look after myself.”

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Chelsea ultimately snapped up Fabregas’ signature in a £30m deal, and he won the Premier League title in his first season with the club.

That year, he registered a quite remarkable 24 assists in Jose Mourinho’s side, amplifying the mistake Arsenal made.

The Gunners instead spent £100m on Alexis Sanchez, Callum Chambers, Danny Welbeck, Mathieu Debuchy, Gabriel Paulista, David Ospina and Krystian Bielik.