Barcelona VS Arsenal

[matthew]

Anyone remember the last time they watched SSN in a transfer window and Cesc Fabregas wasn't mentioned?

Anyway apparently he's going for 29 million euros up front then 1 million euros for 5 years from Cesc's wages. So less than Andy Carroll...

I rate Fabregas, think he's easily the best midfielder in the prem and can't help but feel sorry for their fans. Barcelona really do have no respect for smaller teams claiming he's returning to his rightful club in Barcelona when they let him go when he was 15 because he wasn't good enough for them. An Arsenal player for 8 years but Barcelona are treating Arsenal like a league 1 club who've stolen their prized asset.

Hope Arsenal get drawn against Barce again next season and knock them out.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Just get it done and move on already

 

[MrShaun15]

Anyone remember the last time they watched SSN in a transfer window and Cesc Fabregas wasn't mentioned?

Any apparently he's going for 29 million euros up front then 1 million euros for 5 years from Cesc's wages. So less than Andy Carroll...

I rate Fabregas, think he's easily the best midfielder in the prem and can't help but feel sorry for their fans. Barcelona really do have no respect for smaller teams claiming he's returning to his rightful club in Barcelona when they let him go when he was 15 because he wasn't good enough for them. An Arsenal player for 8 years but Barcelona are treating Arsenal like a league 1 club who've stolen their prized asset.

Hope Arsenal get drawn against Barce again next season and knock them out.

agreed, i hate the fact that its the rich get richer.. and nobody can stop them =/

 

[Icy Gull]

Spends an inordinate amount of time injured (it seems to me as a casual onlooker) and all this will he/won't he crap every summer is tiresome. Liverpool thrived after getting rid of sulky Torres, I suggest it may not harm Arsenal if miserable Cesc fucks off and warms the bench in Catalonia.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Should've bid us 10mill for Bennett. Fabregas would've been dispatched painlessly.

 

[Rookie]

I rate Fabregas, think he's easily the best midfielder in the prem and can't help but feel sorry for their fans. Barcelona really do have no respect for smaller teams claiming he's returning to his rightful club in Barcelona when they let him go when he was 15 because he wasn't good enough for them. An Arsenal player for 8 years but Barcelona are treating Arsenal like a league 1 club who've stolen their prized asset.

Dull is not the word for the transfer sage but have to pick you up on that.

Barca did not 'let him go' Arsenal took advantage of Spanish law and got him on the cheap after the world under 17 (?) championships when he was the best player. They have used the same law to there effect plenty of times (as have Liverpool and Man Utd) to take some of the best Spanish talent away in the last few years.

 

[Simster]

I'm not sure you're allowed to criticise Barcelona. Personally I can't stand them (quality football aside) as I find them incredibly pretentious and would love an English team to knock them out this season. Even Chelsea featuring John Terry as captain.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Hang on a minute, I heard Arsene Wenger on the radio this morning saying Fabregas and Nasri weren't going anywhere

 

[matthew]

Hang on a minute, I heard Arsene Wenger on the radio this morning saying Fabregas and Nasri weren't going anywhere

Yeah i heard that too but now apparently deals have been agreed and Cesc is on a plain to Barce

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Yeah i heard that too but now apparently deals have been agreed and Cesc is on a plain to Barce

That would be the plain that the rain mainly falls on in Spain, yes ?

 

[Silent Bob]

Dull is not the word for the transfer sage but have to pick you up on that.

Barca did not 'let him go' Arsenal took advantage of Spanish law and got him on the cheap after the world under 17 (?) championships when he was the best player. They have used the same law to there effect plenty of times (as have Liverpool and Man Utd) to take some of the best Spanish talent away in the last few years.

Indeed and they did it all round Europe, not always entirely lawfully.

Signing Fabregas back seems to have become a point of principle more than anything, because he'll struggle to get in their team at the moment (in the long term he will replace Iniesta probably).

 

[matthew]

He'll replace Xavi i think as he's already 31 and had a long-term injury problem

 

[Will1995]

Yeah, agreed. Definitely there to replace Xavi though, he's getting on a bit now.