Fabregas confirms hewill stay at Arsenal

Cesc Fabregas has confirmed he will stay at Arsenal this season after conceding he won’t get his wish to rejoin Barcelona.

Fabregas met Arsene Wenger before the World Cup to ask the Gunners boss to let him move to Spanish champions Barca.

But the Spain midfielder, who quit the Nou Camp to join Arsenal as a teenager, was unable to persuade Wenger to accept Barca’s offers of around £30 million pounds and has now announced he will remain at the Premier League club.

“Firstly I would like to apologise to all the Arsenal fans for not speaking sooner about my future but I have not known what I was going to do until this moment,” Fabregas said.

“I cannot deny that joining a club like Barcelona was not an attractive move for me.

“This was the club where I learned my football. There are not many players in the world who would not want to play for Barcelona.

“I have had many conversations with Arsene Wenger over the last few months and although the content of those conversations will remain private, the conclusion is that Barcelona have had two formal offers rejected by Arsenal.

“I am a professional and I fully understand that it is Arsenal’s prerogative not to sell me.”