Barça deny Fabregas promise

BARCELONA sporting director Txiki Begiristain has denied the reigning European and Spanish champions have told Arsenal they will not be making a move for Cesc Fabregas this summer.

On Wednesday Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood claimed Barça had recently assured the Gunners they will not be tabling a summer bid for Fabregas, who has long been linked with a return to the Catalan giants where he spent several years as a youth player.

However, Begiristain was quoted as saying: “If Barcelona consider it necessary for the team, they will go for him, whilst always respecting the negotiations. We’ve never said that we are not going to try to sign Cesc Fabregas. We’ll see what happens.”