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CESC FABREGAS SNUBS £90,000 A WEEK

Arsenal ace holds out as Barca and Real wait

CESC FABREGAS - no deal
CESC FABREGAS - no deal
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CESC FABREGAS has rejected new £90,000-a-week contract talks at Arsenal - paving the way for him to quit the Emirates at the end of the season.

Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have been put on alert after Fabregas turned down the chance to renegotiate his existing deal.

The Gunners want to offer Fabregas (left) a £35,000- a-week pay hike plus a two-year extension to his deal, which runs until 2014.

They want to make him the club's highest-paid player and tie their prized asset to an improved deal in keeping with his status as one of the finest young players in the world.

But Fabregas, 21, has put off talks as he wants to see what Barcelona and Real Madrid offer next summer.

His present deal, which was signed two years ago and has annual increases built in, still leaves him a long way short of the club's top earners William Gallas, Emmanuel Adebayor and boss Arsene Wenger, who all pocket £80,000-a-week.

Fabregas wants to command a regular starting place in the national team.

He expects to earn around £100,000-a-week at Arsenal if he stays - but believes Real Madrid will bid around £40million for him if they can't get Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Arsenal will be lost if Fabragas leaves and we will never win a cup until we get an ok player...but none of them are ever going to be as good as Cesc Fabragas. So please, please dont leave Arsenal Cesc!

By Jack (aged 10) . Posted February 9 2009 at 10:00 AM.

Fabrigas be a gunners 4 life

By Friday Ogbu. Posted February 5 2009 at 2:31 PM.

FABREGAS IT IS MORE GOOD IF YOU STAY AT ARSENAL CLUB ,I LOVE ARSENAL , SO I LOVE YOU

By KIARA. Posted February 2 2009 at 7:28 PM.

FABREGAS IT IS MORE GOOD IF YOU STAY AT ARSENAL CLUB ,I LOVE ARSENAL , SO I LOVE YOU

By KIARA. Posted February 2 2009 at 7:27 PM.

Hey!
I'm from Barcelona and I love Cesc Fàbregas.
He's my favourite football player and I think he should not leave England, because it has the gratest football league and it's the best place where football players can improve their skills. Maybe he wants to return to Spain and Catalunya (Barcelona), I understand him.
But I can say that the Spanish league is really boring and players just go to La Liga for tree reasons: 1) Spanish sun and food, 2) to became famous and 3) to earn a lot of money. Football Players don't go to spain if they really want to play.
So please, Cesc, don't leave now, just wait a couple of years.

By laia. Posted October 31 2008 at 10:08 PM.

I love fabrigas so much as an arsenal player but if he leaves i can bet anyone that arsenal will surely survive without him,i remmember when we sold partrick viera,it was as if the end of arsenal as come but things changed. listen my beloved CESC if u're reading these msg, no team or place like Almighty Arsenal, we made u, we found u, we created u and mould u into what u are today so my brother think twice ok?. love u

By oni. Posted October 25 2008 at 8:10 PM.

i stopped believing rumour mongers long time ago..until they are on arsenal.com

By chris. Posted October 24 2008 at 4:25 AM.

Cesc may be the heart and soul of Arsenal; but he is dispensable. I truly admire Arsene's style of not standing in the way of player who truly want to leave as opposed to those who just want better terms. If Cesc wants to leave, then gunners will bid him goodbye and the team will modify its style to play without him. indeed, his departure could be a shot in the arm for Arsenal a la TH14

By Emeka Okoro. Posted October 23 2008 at 12:52 PM.

Ayayaaaa!!!!!!!! what a bad news.
Mr Wenger y don't you save us by signing a senior mid?
I bet if you fail to do so all our best players will quit and i support them.
Cesc has been a good guy 4 us but he haz no hopes of taking atrophy this season

By pele. Posted October 23 2008 at 12:35 PM.

arsenal now the club unambisious, because tree years this club not reach a trophy...oh..my favorite team so long not winners champions cup...what happens...arsenal very long wait to young player can hope win like mu in 1997...arsenal weak up mu and liverpool can reach champion cup..and arsenal lost when play barcalona in france...i am sad..very sad..arsenal..and wenger..and managerial arsenal..

By goonersmaniak. Posted October 22 2008 at 7:36 PM.

if fabregas leaves arsenal it will be finished it will be out of the best four clubs in england

By sam uganda. Posted October 21 2008 at 7:26 PM.

Do not worry so much he will come to Barcelona, there he born and there he belongs to.

Barça supporter

By Xavi. Posted October 21 2008 at 7:38 AM.

I think that it would be good for himself if fabregas moves to barcelona because that is where he grew up. if you plat in the country that you play for, it's always a good descision. i don't think that arsenal should make the descisions for him!

By Ellie Palmer. Posted October 20 2008 at 3:58 PM.

I am an arsenal fan but I think fabrigas feels a move away from arsenal will earn him trouphies.For God's sake ,for how many years does Wenger think the boys will keep waiting .Moreso,will there ever be any more trouphies for arsenal with wenger there ? fabrigas has got every reason to move on .Good job fab.I support you

By Yomi. Posted October 20 2008 at 11:53 AM.

All the problems, arsenal is facing are caused by Arsene Wenger.He has failed to rectify on central defence mistakes of conceding un necessary goals. How can a top team concede more than 35 goals in 2 seasons through short pieces.

By baker. Posted October 20 2008 at 9:09 AM.

CESC will no doubt be tempted with a move to real or barcelone.But i think that this is not the wright time for him to leave.Many star players have left Arsenal and could not achieve in their new clubs.Give it another 5 years and may be

By vasisht. Posted October 20 2008 at 8:24 AM.

Let me remind you people it was only a month or so ago that Cesc said that he one day wanted to captain Arsenal. Arsene has a special way of Coaching, he creates players to be loyal.

Cesc won't leave he just wants more money, and right o as he is heart and sole of arsenal. people might say that Ashley Cole left easily, but that was just for money plus he was tapped up a year before he actually left, plus Wenger had Clichy coming through the ranks to replace him. CESC WON'T LEAVE!!! Just give him a couple of weeks and he'll accept a deal to stay at Arsenal for years to come.

By Truegunner. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:07 PM.

cesc is a great player and is to good for arsenal and should join a better club.i'm a liverpool fan and i think he should come to us, he would combine great with gerrard and torres.Torres' runs,Gerrard's vision and Cesc's creativity and passing.So please come to liverpool we'd love to see you in a liverpool shirt in the middle of the park with the number 4 on your back.

Roy Kerr Liverpool Supporter

By Roy Kerr. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:28 PM.

Arsenal as a football club and its supporters are a bunch of unambitious muppets. This club will soon become a laughing stock

I say WENGER OUT! ADAMS & KEOWN IN!

By Ashburton. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:07 PM.

I love the fact that Gallas left Chelsea and Arsenal have won NOTHING...I can understand Fabregas wanting to leave and play for a better club. Arsenal fans watch pretty football but it dont win you trophies, your a nearly team and will always look up to the mighty Blues and the second biggest club in Manchester (utd)...

By Paul Skinback. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:47 PM.

Cesc is a great player and comes across as a great person. of coarse we want him to stay but he owes Arsenal nothing. He will make the best decision for himself and good luck to him.
Between you all and me if his girlfriend likes london then he will stay if not then Adios and buenos suerte!

By owen. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:29 PM.

First of all I want to answer Hans. When Fabregas came to Arsenal fr madrid as you said he was not poached by Arsene Wenger he was not being played they didnot realise his potential. I t is not Wenger's fault that some managers only notice established players. Secondly just because everyone is paying large wages doesnot mean we(Arsenal) should. You tell me as much as I luv football I dont think any footballer deserves more than £60, 000 a week and above kicking a football which is more that £3m. Let us be realistic thats why with this credit crunch as a nation we are in this situation because nobody knows how to save and make money were can but borrow and borrow. I like Wenger's style even though as a support I sometimes get frustrated because of the silly mistakes we make spending money is not the answer. Some teams have spent money like Chelsea but the real thing they want (Champions league) they havent got sine bringing in millions instead it was Liverpool who didnot spend half of what Chelsea spent that year so lets be real. Gone are the days when football was real football an interesting game, plse lets get a bit of that back instead of spending. Team work and consistency is the key

By noe. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:04 PM.

Let him go get 50 mill for him he will end up like all the others that has left yes iam an Arsenal fan ,the way we are going by selling everyone the ground wil be paid for in know time at all .
the bust is comming and Arsenal will be in pole to rule England .
When the sugar daddies pull out of the so call big three then championship football is theirs lol.
Has everyone forgott about Leeds ,Arsenal have played top level for over 60 years it wasnt that long ago Man u,Chelsea were playing in the 2nd div.
Well Chelsea was man u was back in the 70s .
Let Man city fans have 5mins of being in the spot light with all the money in the world they would still go down in a pub comp.

By Dave . Posted October 19 2008 at 5:38 PM.

CESC FABREGAS is my fend. I love CESC FABREGAS in my live, and I love Arsenal in my live, as a footballer Arsenal is the only club that i love in England.

So Pls. CESC F. don't go from Arsenal.

By Life. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:30 PM.

PLS DNT LEAVE CESC, WE KNOW U LOVE ARSENAL AND ARSENAL LOVES U!!

Thanks.

I'm life from Nigeria.


By Life. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:18 PM.

Wenger,persuade fab 2 stay by bringing in more experience player 2 d team

By Segzy4gunner. Posted October 19 2008 at 4:28 PM.

Fabregas wants to play for a quality, ambitious club. Come to Manchester City Cesc. Wenger the scrooge has lost the plot. How come all Arsenals top players have gone or want to go. Somethings wrong at Arsenal and once Wenger goes its curtains for Arsenal as u know it. City are comin and theres nothing u can do. Come on Cesc, cum to City

By Danny Kelly. Posted October 19 2008 at 3:20 PM.

cesc has denies rejecting contract.
he seid hi is happy with arsenal and he will stay to the club and play 100% for the team,just look at the new newses.

fabregas dont win 35.000 but 90.000 per week,dont be idiot.

By shkumbin. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:49 PM.

PLS DNT LEAVE CESC, WE KNOW U LOVE ARSENAL AND ARSENAL LOVES U!!


By TureGooner. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:41 PM.

The one thing you are all missing is that there is no way any team can compete with billionaires. I would prefer The Arsenal being run by Arsenal fans (to a point), than a multi-billionaire buying the club for a bit of fun.

Sooner or later - maybe sooner with the credit crash - a BIG team will go into receivership and end up in the mire. We won't be that team as we are being run properly. Keep it that way. Live within your means! That's the one lesson we should all learn over the last few weeks.

By Getgo. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:35 PM.

Arsenal kidnapped Cesc from barcelona, did the same with Van Persie at Feyenoord etc. etc. Is the majority of arsenal fans that blind that they can't see that what goes around comes around. And please don't go blabbing about Wenger teaching them everything they know. It's a lack of respect for their former clubs... there is more outside britain, just take a look!

By Hans. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:04 PM.

Of course NO PLAYER is bigger than Arsenal, but if you want to not just compete, but actually win trophies ,you NEED big players,[ a bit of experience and a bigger squad than ours ,] in my opinion,and Cesc is definately one of them . But if your happy just surviving then we will always get 11 players and its fairly likely we could maintain mid- table medriocity!! and avoid relagation. These players generally cost very little in terms of fees so the club should be prepared to pay them to stay.

By Buller. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:08 PM.

thanks very much we brought you to arsenal as a child made you into a man if you want to go home then go arsenal will survive

By dave. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:42 AM.

ONE DAY SOON, ARSENE WENGER WILL REALISE THAT WE HAVE TO COMPETE WITH A DIFFERENT WAGE STRUCTURE. OK, THE OTHER BIG CLUBS ALL HAVE LOADS OF MONEY TO THROW AT PLAYERS DEMANDS, AND THEY KEEP THEIR BEST. WE CANT DO IT, AND LOSE THE CREAM, YEAR IN YEAR OUT. ALL VERY WELL HAVING A BALANCED BOOK EACH YEAR, VERY NICE FOR THE CLUB ACCOUNTANT BUT NO GOOD FOR US GOONERS. COME ON ARSENAL, GET YOUR FINGERS OUT AND JOIN THE REAL WORLD. IF WE DONT, WE WILL WIN N O T H I N G!!!!!!!!!!!!

By George Reid. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:26 AM.

we want fab. in arsenal term but if he said they want to leave cos of money dat is no prblem. he can leave. but i want to remeber all the brother left arsenal cos of money. they have to think what happen to all of them last. cos i dont know why people they dont think very well before they change the club. cos if you have chance in one club you play all the game i think his ok what about other ther dont play all the time. i believ in one think if they leave they want to go there to correct money not to play football.

By yusuf alani olawale. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:55 AM.

arsenal have underfunded their football team for years. Then their big-wigs incl wenger talk rubbish
about balancing the books.

what will be wenger's legacy? he,s won nothing in europe.


By olu. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:31 AM.

Ayayaaaa!!!!!!!! what a bad news.
Mr Wenger y don't you save us by signing a senior mid?
I bet if you fail to do so all our best players will quit and i support them.
Cesc has been a good guy 4 us.

By kaka. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:15 AM.

I agree with a lot of what everybody is saying about Cesc, but for me it is the central 2 defenders that we need to sort out, set pieces and corners are a nightmare for the team as they do not pick players up and stay with them, they seem to go to sleep, this is where we need to fill the gaps.
We need the likes of a Tony Adams and Martin Keown to give the team stability at the back.

if we resolve this problem I'm sure that we will start winning some silverware.

By jon. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:55 AM.

MR WENGER PLEASE HEAR THE FANS THIS JANUARY MUST BRING SOME DECENT WELL EXPERIENCED PLAYERS, CESC ONLY WANTS TO WIN HE HAS AMBITION YOU CANNOT BLAME A YOUNG TALENTED PLAYER OF HIS LEVEL FOR WANTING MORE. I BELIEVE IF ARSENAL FAIL TO SECURE ANY SILVERWARE THIS SEASON THERE WILL BE SERIOUS QUESTIONS BEING ASKED IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD! ARSENE DO SOME DECENT BUSINESS THIS JAN 09!

By true arsenal. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:07 AM.

I believe that Cesc wants to see ambition from Arsenal thus why he has refused that deal now. Arsenal should make sure that they are serious enough by bringing more experienced players in January to persuade Cesc to stay. Currently, there is no real ambition of winning trophies on the part of Arsenal and players like Cesc, Clithy, Sagna, Wacolt will cause alot of problems next season when we have failed to win anything. Another trophyless season will give better reason to players to leave. Wenger is too busy to buy players alone and Arsenal should employ chief exe before December to handle transfer deals in January.

By david. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:39 AM.

I reckon cesc is a bit of an idiot turning down 90000 pounds a week but then again im an arsenal fan and we reeeeaaaallly dont want to lose him

By Sam Matthews. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:27 AM.

gezza. You have square doors where you live?

By booboo. Posted October 19 2008 at 4:47 AM.

would hate 2 c the wee guy leave but being a fan of 40 years ive seen em come n go n not 1 has ever been closer than the the shirt 2 my heart, we r arsenal, who r u

By henry belfast. Posted October 19 2008 at 4:29 AM.

There are 2 things that suggest that we are in a different position with Cesc than the others who have left recently- his age and he has a long term contract- which means we only have to sell him if he wants to go and we get an enormous amount for him. It would take 50 m + for us to part with him. The global financial situation makes it far more risky to fund transfers of this size-R M and Barca cannot afford 40 m GBP on a midfield player-

By goonergerry. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:44 AM.

To the pretend Arsenal fan who lazily accused the club of being a feeder club;

Hleb; Was soooo excruciatingly frustrating I was glad he went. The fact that Nasri, his direct replacement has already scored more than Hleb did all last season obviously has been lost on you. But then again, you'd have to be a true Gooner to know that.

Flamini; Erm, he ran his contract down, nothing the club could about that.

Cesc; Um, isnt he still at Arsenal?

Theo; Gawd! Where do i even start with this one???

Gullible springs to mind....


By Spike. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:23 AM.

@carmelo - ramsey is good, but he wont be winning any major accolades in his time, so bringing him up is moot. but i agree, if cesc left at some point, arsenal would survive and carry on as usual. it happens with every team, people said it with nistelrooy, henry, (and currently ronaldo)

By rob. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:22 AM.

completely agree fans need to know cesc isnt bigger then arsenal, no player is bigger than arsenal

By arsenal fan. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:42 AM.

how is it possible that a moron like adebayor can earn more than the best young midfielder in the world.

By geeza. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:51 AM.

Well said Carmelo I agree with all u said. Personally I'd like to see him stay but if his heart is not with Arsenal then the door is that wooden square thing in the wall!

By Mem. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:51 AM.

It's not NO PLAYER IS BIGGER THAN THE CLUB, it's NO PLAYER WILL NOT GET SOLD FROM THE CLUB IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
It used to be arsenal would move on players at the end of their peak, but these days its if the price is right.Hleb, Flamini now Cesc, how soon before Theo goes?
Yes there are replacements in the reserves, but these players take 2-3 years to develop (see denilson) then when they start playing well there be cashed in on.

The words feeder club are starting to ring true.

By Danny76. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:55 AM.

Hate to say it,if its true that cesk has rejected a 90,000 per week pay packet,his words or statements,that he is happy at ARSENAL were nothing but ********,if he wants out he should be man enough and say so,personaly as much iu admire him,he is not ARSENAL he must remember that there are 10 other players in the team,so he must be ready to admit that he to is after the money,don/t lose your cool m,r wenger ,you have a ready made future star in young RAMSEYso dont be to bothered if cesk leaves next summer,after all NO PLAYER IS BIGGER THAN THE CLUB.Stick to your principles and show your players who is realy the boss,CESC OR NO CESC ARSENAL WILL SURVIVEits cesac who will be the loser,one look at the players who left,and he will know what he will be missing.

By carmelo pace. Posted October 18 2008 at 11:30 PM.

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