This is a piece of news Arsenal fans and a certain Arsene Wenger hates coming across the most. And the more they come out in the open against it, the more ferocious the claims of an impending transfer of Cesc Fabregas to Barca becomes. Arsene Wenger had joked this summer that if Barca launched a formal bid for Cesc, they in turn would do so our Messiah. Well I am sure every knows that our bid for Fab will be taken a little more seriously than that. Lets look at the reasons that favour the deal going through and what can become a hindrance:
A report in Sport has suggested that Fab will be on his way to the Camp Nou where he grew up as a fan and prodigy in the Cantera before he was snapped up by Arsenal at the age of 16. Sport is reported to be close to the current Barca administration and that is why the report published has got so much fanfare.
Why The Deal Might Go Through?
1. The current standing of the two clubs in question – Barcelona and Arsenal are very different. Arsenal might have made a good start to the season with some very impressive performances but the fact remains that they have not won a trophy in half a decade and Barca has won 5 in one year and is looking to add 4 more major trophies this term(The Triplete and World Club Cup). The desire of the player to switch to a winning club might add a lot of weight to the deal going through.
2. The Fab-Barca Connection – Fabregas came to the Nou Camp to witness its magical atmosphere for the first time as 9 year old with his Grandfather and then went on to rise through the youth teams. But he could not make it to the senior team and sensing lack of opportunities moved on to Arsenal. He would personally be itching to make it big at his home town club when the chance came, again adding weight to the possible deal.
3. Apparently Joan Laporta wants to seal the deal before his term ends so that Fab does not end up becoming a pawn in the Presidential Elections that will follow the end of his era. The Catalan star’s arrival would be hugely significant for Laporta, because it was in the months that the current president was campaigning to takeover at Camp Nou that the player left. Now Cesc is wanted back, and the Blaugrana supremo believes that an agreement will be in place that all candidates for the elections next summer will agree upon. This will also stop rival Sandro Rosell from being able to sign the creative midfielder.
Gunner For How Much Longer?
Why The Deal Might Not Go Through?
1. His need in our Midfield. First things first, Cesc is a World Class Creative Midfielder. But look at the present Barca midfield and you will realise why Cesc would fear spending a lot of time on the bench here. Xavi and Iniesta fill up the roles of making the midfield run here and a Xavi-Iniesta-Yaya/Keita midfield is more stable both going forward as well as defending. Barca will continue playing 4-3-3 and that does not leave a slot for sure for Fab. Xavi and Iniesta look to play for Barca for a minimum of 3-4 years more as far as i can see it. The exact same condition applies in the Spanish Team too where Cesc always falls behind Xavi and Iniesta in the pecking order and the Defensive midfielder slot is occupied by Marcos Senna.
2. Fab is Arsenal Captain and has come out time and again in the past few weeks to refute any impending transfer away from London. He kissed the Arsenal Crest in the last game against Blackburn Rovers and it is very apparant that he is enjoying the responsibility he has at the club. He is a Fan Favorite and is looked upto to by the fans to take the young Arsenal squad forward and lead them major trophies. At Barca, he will be another star in the squad vying for the fans attention. I am sure with time he can become a senior member of the Barca squad but he will have to again do what he has already done at Arsenal.
3. His Price and Unwillingness Of Arsene Wenger to sell him will obviously be a hurdle in the signing. Cesc will cost anything in the region of 30-35 Million Euros and Barca should be willing to cough up such an amount.
4. A Certain Club from the capital of Spain might come in the way of his path to Catalunya if he is available on the transfer market. Real have been eyeing the former Cantera for a couple of seasons now and have reportedly have had a few approaches thwarted too. And with the present regime in place, they would not mind breaking the bank for Cesc.
So All in all, this deal is going to go down to the wire as there are so many parameters to consider and so many effected parties involved. My call is that the deal will not go through. The time is just not right for it. Not for Barca and not for Arsenal. An dmaybe not even for Cesc Fabregas. Whats your say?
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