Fabregas: ‘I just want to win for Arsenal’

CESC FABREGAS has hit back at those who criticised him for demanding a move away from Arsenal in the summer as the Spaniard prepares to make an emotional return to Barcelona.

The Arsenal skipper’s future was the subject of intense speculation towards the end of last season and the midfielder handed in a transfer request as he attempted to engineer a move back to the club he left to join Arsenal aged just 16.

Barcelona had a £29m bid rejected as Arsene Wenger managed to hold on to his captain, although many assume it is simply a matter of time before he returns to his spiritual home.