Source: Daily_Mail
Cesc Fabregas certain to quit Arsenal, says Gunners legend Martin Keown
Leaving Arsenal: Cesc Fabregas set to move[LNB]Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown believes Cesc Fabregas 'willcertainly leave' the Gunners for Barcelona and that it is only a matterof time before the Spaniard secures his dream move. [LNB]Barca saw a 35million euro offer for Fabregas rejected recently butthe Catalan giants are likely to up their efforts to bring him back tothe Nou Camp following today's presidential elections. [LNB]And Keown, who is part of the coaching staff at Arsenal, believesthe Gunners will have no choice but to let their captain go. [LNB] 'Fabregas will certainly leave,' said Keown in the Sunday Mirror. 'What we are seeing at the moment are long, protracted, drawn-out negotiations between Arsenal and Barca. [LNB]'Arsenal are showing their early position and Barcelona are looking to get him for as cheap as they can. [LNB] 'If Fabregas' body language is wrong, he's such an importantfigure, then he has to go. We trust in Wenger to make the rightdecision for the football club. [LNB] 'The move to Barcelona is something that has been in his mind forsome time. He wants to go back to where he began, but at the same timehe wants to be respectful to Arsenal and to Arsene who has nurtured himthrough. [LNB] 'It must have been difficult for him to see Arsene Wenger and ask for the move.'[LNB]Fabregas learned his trade as a youngster at Barca before moving to the Gunners seven years ago and has made no secret of his desire to return to his hometown club. [LNB] Wenger the £30m spender! Arsenal boss to splash the cash this summerPuyol warns Spain to beware of the hype ahead of opening clashBarcelona aim to sort out Fabregas' switch from Arsenal at the World Cup[LNB] [LNB]
