Fabregas denies Barcelona claim

• limpper

  15 Jun 09, 14:18

  I want to play for Guardiola's Barcelona

  Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has made a 'come and get me' plea to Barcelona.

  Speaking in South Africa, Fabregas first repeated his desire to stay at the Emirates next season, saying: "I am happy at Arsenal and I want to win titles there. But these things are not necessarily up to me.

  "I am happy that we made it to the Champions League semifinals and, in general, things went well."

  But when asked about his schoolboy hero and now Barca coach Guardiola, Fabregas told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo: "If Guardiola called me it would be different. I would be delighted to go.

  "Pep was a role model for me. I have always played in his position and that's why I first wore the No 4. He was my footballing hero when I was small."

  Fabregas, who left Barcelona for Arsenal in 2003, dismissed any suggestion that he would not get in the team because of the presence of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.

  "We have all played together for Spain before so I think there is always room for it to work," he said.

• sg_forum

  15 Jun 09, 14:25

  This is Wenger's main problem...he needs to keep a player like Fab before his team can challenge for any major title...

• omgukilledkenny

  15 Jun 09, 14:29

  Maybe in a few seasons when Xavi gets old lor, but still hard la, they got Busquets and Xavi Torres waiting in the wings.

• Chris88110

  15 Jun 09, 14:34

  Iniesta as well

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  15 Jun 09, 17:57

  WTH... Fab...

• CannyOng

  15 Jun 09, 21:35

  Another Spanish/Portugese player like to play La Liga league.

  If u want royalty. Seriously, u shall go English. 

   

  Except Liverpool. Cos they got a spanish coach.

• omgukilledkenny

  16 Jun 09, 17:32

  Fabregas denies Barcelona claim

  Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas has denied reports he said he would go to Barcelona if he received a call from boss Pep Guardiola.

  

  Fabregas came up through the youth ranks at Barca before moving to Arsenal as a 16-year-old in 2003, and the Spain international has been regularly quizzed about a possible return to the Nou Camp over the last few years.

  And although always maintaining he is happy at The Emirates, the midfielder was quoted in Spanish newspaper Sport that if Guardiola were to get in touch with him it "would be different".

  However he later denied this latest speculation, telling Radio Marca: "I've never said that. I would be really happy (to get a call from Guardiola) because Guardiola has been my sporting idol forever, and if he called me it would be a big thing.

  "You need to be responsible not to fall into these sorts of traps."

  The 22-year-old added: "My future right now is in the same place. Arsenal have already said that I'm not for sale, which fills me with pride.

  "If some day I left Arsenal, it would not be to stay in England. As everybody knows I really want to play in the Spanish league. In England the top four teams are much better than the others and in Spain it is more even."