Is £44m too high a price for Cesc Fabregas? - Part 1
The Arsenal skipper and former Barcelona youngster, Cesc Fabregas is still torn between two teams – his former club Barcelona and his current team, Arsenal. The Arsenal captain was bought from the Catalan club when he was only sixteen years old. The Spaniard
worked his way to the top in Arsenal and is now considered the club’s best player alongside, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360.
The Arsenal play maker was in the same batch in which Gerard Pique and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 played for Barcelona. All three youngsters have emerged to be extraordinary players in their departments. While, Lionel Messi is acknowledged as the best striker and player
in the world, Gerard Pique is hailed as one of the world’s best defenders. Cesc Fabregas, in the same vein, is ranked as a great midfielder, if not the best.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 – one of the best centre back pair in the world. As soon as Josep Guardiola joined Barcelona, he decided
to call back Gerard Pique to perform his services for the Catalan club. Pique’s move back to Catalan turned out to be a successful one, as his partnership alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 proved to be advantageous for Barcelona. The club won its first treble ever, and
turned out to be a six trophy haul for Josep Guardiola’s men, who were able to make a world record of acquiring all the six trophies that they were competing for.
Just as the decision of bringing back Gerard Pique turned out to be a beneficial one for Barcelona; Josep Guardiola aimed to bring back Cesc Fabregas to his former team. The Spanish play maker was part of the Catalan coach’s plan, who decided to bring him
to Barcelona last season.
Barcelona offered £35million for the Arsenal captain, with the North London club bidding a price of £40million. The Catalan club, however, felt the price too high, and after deliberation, it was decided that Fabregas was going to stay in the English club.
The transfer saga started when the man himself expressed a desire to move back to his former club. Cesc Fabregas said:
“I’d love to join Barcelona. If I ever leave Arsenal it will be to play for Barcelona. I would like to go, whether they want me or not is another matter.”
Flagrant statements made by the Arsenal captain, such as this one, Barcelona’s interest and response was inevitable, and hardly surprising. The Catalan club showed interest in Arsenal’s best player and insinuated about signing him over the summer.
Despite the fact that Barcelona desperately needed Fabregas, both parties had hurdles to surmount, especially, with the player away at the FIFA World Cup 2010, which was taking place over the summer. The biggest international football competition took place
in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757 and Cesc Fabregas joined eight of Barcelona’s first team players in the Spanish squad.
As the tournament started, Cesc Fabregas was observed to be sitting on the bench with seven Barcelona players each getting their opportunity in the Spanish first team – including the young winger, Pedro Rodriguez. Other notable names that were being given
a chance to perform in the Spanish squad included, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque.
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