Cesc Fábregas owes whole career to Arsène Wenger
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Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fábregas admits that he needed his years under Arsène Wenger to become the player he is today.
The Spanish playmaker sealed a move back to his boyhood club Barcelona last month in a £35 million switch.
Gunners fans were left red-faced at the fee Arsenal accepted for the 24-year-old, with many claiming it was far lower than his true worth.
But Fábregas told El País newspaper that it was Wenger who convinced the Arsenal board to lower their asking price to pave the way for the midfielder's dream return to Barcelona.
He said: "Without Arsène I would not be a Barça player now.
"He convinced the owners of Arsenal, who would not sell under any circumstances, to lower the price."
Wenger is often viewed unfavourably in Spain for abducting Fábregas from Barcelona as a teenager, but the player insists that is totally the wrong idea.
Fábregas added: "That is the wrong picture of him.
"Without Arsène I would not have made my debut by 16, played in the final of the Champions League at 18 and been team captain by 20. I would be nothing without him, no world champion, nothing.
"I talked with him a lot, his words to me will last a liftetime. I could hardly talk when I left, but I did speak with him. But what he has given me is priceless."
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| Cesc Fábregas says Arsène Wenger had played an important role in securing his move to Barcelona Photo: AP |
The Spanish playmaker sealed a move back to his boyhood club Barcelona last month in a £35 million switch.
Gunners fans were left red-faced at the fee Arsenal accepted for the 24-year-old, with many claiming it was far lower than his true worth.
But Fábregas told El País newspaper that it was Wenger who convinced the Arsenal board to lower their asking price to pave the way for the midfielder's dream return to Barcelona.
He said: "Without Arsène I would not be a Barça player now.
"He convinced the owners of Arsenal, who would not sell under any circumstances, to lower the price."
Wenger is often viewed unfavourably in Spain for abducting Fábregas from Barcelona as a teenager, but the player insists that is totally the wrong idea.
Fábregas added: "That is the wrong picture of him.
"Without Arsène I would not have made my debut by 16, played in the final of the Champions League at 18 and been team captain by 20. I would be nothing without him, no world champion, nothing.
"I talked with him a lot, his words to me will last a liftetime. I could hardly talk when I left, but I did speak with him. But what he has given me is priceless."
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