After playing for 3 seasons atCampNou, Fabregas has completed his move toStamfordBridgeas he joins the Premier League club Chelsea and the Spanish midfielder revealed that this decision was his own and thatBarcelonaeven tried to stop the transfer from happening.
Some speculation was being created towards the exit of Fabregas from Barcelona as rumors was linking the former Arsenal player as to having a bad relationship with some of the members of the club but he has shut down those rumors by announcing during a press conferences that the only reason he is leaving Barcelona is because of a decision he made on his own and nothing else.
“I askedBarcelonato find a way for me to leave the club. The president tried to stop the sale, but I already had my mind made up. At the time, I spoke with sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and the president Josep Maria Bartomeu and I told them I wanted to leave. Honestly, it all went really smoothly. I’m not leaving for any specific reason, if not for a multitude of different things, my own errors and that’s it. If I didn’t think that I’d be happy atChelsea, I would’ve never made this decision’’. Fabregas told reporters
During the last few seasons of Fabregas at the Emirates Stadium as a player of Arsenal he was given the captaincy armband which just represented the influence and importance that Cesc Fabregas had under the tutelage of Arsene Wenger but now that he completed a move to their Premier League rivals Chelsea, fans and supporters of Arsenal are starting to lose the admiration that they had towards Fabregas.
Even after Fabregas made his move toBarcelona, fans of Arsenal continued having a sense of respect and admiration of the Spanish midfielder but things have taken a turn for the worse since he moved toStamfordBridge. When the news of Fabregas joiningChelseareached the households ofNorth London, fans started burning jerseys of the midfielder as well as having a banner which was placed around the Emirates Stadium taken down.