Cesc Fabregas speaks on his last days at Barca and the influence of Arsene Wenger in his decision to join Arsenal FC


Arsenal's youthful sensation, Cesc Fabregas has gone down memory lane to his days in FC Barcelona and the circumsatnces that led to his transfer to Arsenal. The man who's putting Arsenal on the path once walked upon by Barca star, Thierry Henry, never knew he would one day end up in Arsenal, after helping FC Barcelona youth team trounce their English opponents on variuos occassions. Fabregas recounts:

At Barca we played Arsenal a few months before in a youth tournament and we beat them 5-1. I scored two goals and I was saying I didn't want to go because we played better football than Arsenal.

Fabregas later journeyed to England, and the Catalan star speaks of his first visit :

I came here to see the training ground and to talk to Mr Wenger. Imagine, you are playing under 16s at Barcelona and then you are talking to a person like Arsene Wenger who is so important in this world of football.

Speaking on his rumoured move back to the Catalan countryside to pitch tent with his old club in Barcelona, Fabregas moves to dispel the rumours and rather chooses to focus on his rising profile at North London:

When I first came to England my idea was to go back to Spain one day. But the truth is that now I'm happier every day and I love London, the people and the club. I'm going to say the truth - every day I have more desire to stay here for a long time and even for the rest of my career.