Thursday, October 14, 2010
Fabregas: I have everything. I'm still happy.
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas insists he was comfortable with Arsene Wenger’s decision to refuse him a move to Barcelona but maintains that he was not wrong broaching the subject with his coach as it has been a long held dream of his to return to the club where he started his career.
The dynamic playmaker moved to Highbury as a 16-year-old and almost immediately secured himself first team squad status. Central to the Gunners set-up, it is believed that Barcelona formally bid for their protégé on two occasions during the summer, only for the Arsenal board to reject the offers out of hand.
Fabregas has not tasted trophy winning success in north London since the FA Cup victory in 2005, a five year wait which he insists needs to be broken but will take a turnaround in squad mentality.
Speaking about the constant speculation which enveloped his World Cup winning summer, Fabregas told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope that he has no regrets about the way things panned out.
“I maintain that I was right because (to play for Barcelona) is a dream I’ve had since childhood,” revealed the Spaniard.
“The truth is that the coach (Wenger) is like a second father to me. I told him what I thought. There were difficult moments.
“In the end, when I spoke to Wenger he told me no - he was very emphatic, that the transfer was impossible.
“I’m satisfied for all parties. It wasn’t to be and that’s that, though in my head I keep thinking it could have been a good opportunity.
“But here (at Arsenal) I have everything. I’m still happy. I’m very comfortable here, I like the club, lead the team, play football. We just need to start winning titles because we have a wealth of quality. A winning mentality is missing.”
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