Arsene rejects Cesc sale talk

14 August 2009 15:40
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stressed there is 'no chance' of the club selling captain Cesc Fabregas.[LNB] The Spain international has again been linked with a return to Barcelona, with reports claiming a deal could be done before the transfer window closes.[LNB]But Wenger has rejected the speculation, instead directing attention to the new season and backing his current crop of players to secure the club's first piece of silverware since 2005.[LNB]Wenger said: "Do you really think we sell now our players one day before the championship starts, players who are basic players of the team? There is no chance.[LNB]"You cannot stop people from having a lot of creative imagination during their sleepless nights, but that does not mean we will do it."[LNB]"I believe that in life you are committed to clubs with contracts and in no contract is the colour of your blood described.[LNB]"I am more committed than ever to my club, not only this season, but since I have arrived here.[LNB]"We are the beginning of a new season now, and it is important that everybody focuses - me, Fabregas everybody else, just on being successful for the club we love, and the best way we can do that is to do well."[LNB]He continued: "The ambition is to finish as high as possible. What is as high as possible is to finish first, it is as simple as that.[LNB]"The competition is of a high level and many aspire to that, so let's continue to play the game the way we want to play it and I believe we can show that we have made big steps forward."[LNB]Wenger also hinted that he could still delve into the transfer market, although he insisted he is in no rush to make a second signing of the summer, having already brought in Thomas Vermaelen.[LNB]He said: "I have all the players in place. If we need to add one or two more, the transfer period is open until 31st August.[LNB]"Ideally you want not to move any more, but you always have to adjust. If there is a need there, we will do it.[LNB]"The market now is a world market, so you can always find good players.[LNB]"There are only a few players who have a price which we cannot reach - maybe 10 in the world, but for the rest, we have access to the market."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports