Barca won’t ‘go mad’ for Fabregas
Although Fabregas, who has five years still to run on his contract, told Gunners boss Arsene Wenger before the World Cup he wanted to return to the Nou Camp, Arsenal remain determined to retain the services of their talisman and have already knocked back one £30 million (€35.5m) offer.
It is an issue which plagued Wenger during his time in South Africa, where he was a pundit for French television.
Rosell and a string of players, many of whom are international team-mates of the World Cup winner, had all voiced their desire for Fabregas – who was forced into a Barcelona shirt during Spain’s victory celebrations in Madrid–– to complete a move ‘home’ to the club he left as a 16-year-old.
Arsenal, though, have maintained they have no intentions of selling their star man, determined to retain the 23-year-old’s services for at least one more season. The Gunners captain, meanwhile, has yet to make any direct statement on his intentions as he takes some extra time off following Spain’s World Cup triumph.
However, while Barcelona maintain there is still money to spend despite the big-money purchase of David Villa and the club having been forced to take out a €155m loan to ease their financial problems, Rosell now admits the Catalans are not prepared to break the bank to land Fabregas.
It is the first time, publicly anyway, Barcelona appear to have softened their stance in the seemingly unending pursuit of their former trainee.
“Arsenal feels very hurt by Barca,” said Rosell to Catalan TV3.
“They don’t want to listen to offers or sell and they are not putting the player (Fabregas) on the market.
“There was a strong dispute a few months ago and they have not forgotten it.”
Rosell continued: “He (Fabregas) will arrive, even if it is not now, it will be next year. We will see.
“One thing that is certain is that we will not go mad trying to sign him.
“No shareholder would pay €60 or €70 million for him.
“We will not go all out for him.
“We would only pay his value in the transfer market."
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