Barcelona going for Fabregas
Jun 2, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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Arsenal reject £29m Fábregas bid and tell Barça to back off
• Barcelona told that midfielder is not available for transfer
• Arsenal insist: 'We will not enter into any discussion'
Arsenal have revealed they have rejected a formal bid from Barcelona for captain Cesc Fábregas, and have warned the club they "will not enter into any discussion".
News of the bid, understood to be worth just over £29m, emerged from Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon when director general Joan Oliver announced that "a formal, written, concrete offer" had been made. Oliver claimed: "We have opened a formal process of negotiation with them."
However Arsenal have issued a blunt response, denying holding talks and warning they are not interested in any deal.
The statement said: "Arsenal captain Cesc Fábregas is under contract with the Club until the summer of 2015. He is a highly valued member of the team and part of our future plans.
"We have followed recent speculation linking Cesc with a move away from the club but as there has never been any official approach for him, only two informal exchanges, in which we made it abundantly clear that we have no interest in transferring Cesc, we have refrained from publicly passing comment.
"However, yesterday evening we received an offer from Barcelona for Cesc and in response, we immediately and resolutely told them once again that we have no intention of selling our captain.
"To be clear, we will not make any kind of counterproposal or enter into any discussion. Barcelona have publicly stated that they will respect our position and we expect that they will keep their word."
• Barcelona told that midfielder is not available for transfer
• Arsenal insist: 'We will not enter into any discussion'
Arsenal have revealed they have rejected a formal bid from Barcelona for captain Cesc Fábregas, and have warned the club they "will not enter into any discussion".
News of the bid, understood to be worth just over £29m, emerged from Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon when director general Joan Oliver announced that "a formal, written, concrete offer" had been made. Oliver claimed: "We have opened a formal process of negotiation with them."
However Arsenal have issued a blunt response, denying holding talks and warning they are not interested in any deal.
The statement said: "Arsenal captain Cesc Fábregas is under contract with the Club until the summer of 2015. He is a highly valued member of the team and part of our future plans.
"We have followed recent speculation linking Cesc with a move away from the club but as there has never been any official approach for him, only two informal exchanges, in which we made it abundantly clear that we have no interest in transferring Cesc, we have refrained from publicly passing comment.
"However, yesterday evening we received an offer from Barcelona for Cesc and in response, we immediately and resolutely told them once again that we have no intention of selling our captain.
"To be clear, we will not make any kind of counterproposal or enter into any discussion. Barcelona have publicly stated that they will respect our position and we expect that they will keep their word."
Jun 2, 2010 | 03:04 PM
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Chris, i can assure you, Fabregas is not going to Madrid
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