Source: Team_Talk
Hill-Wood: No offers for Fabregas
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood admits he is "very surprised" that the club have yet to receive an offer from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas.[LNB] Spain international Fabregas is understood to have told the Gunners last week that he wants to rejoin former club Barcelona after spending seven years in London.[LNB]Barca have confirmed an interest in signing the 23-year-old, but have insisted they will be respectful towards Arsenal during any negotiations.[LNB]Hill-Wood says he is yet to hear from the La Liga champions and has reiterated his stance that he is not looking to encourage offers for the Gunners captain.[LNB]"We have heard nothing at all and I am not looking for a telephone call from them," Hill-Wood told the Daily Star. "As far as I am concerned, he is our player. If they want to make a bid it is up to them."[LNB]Regarding the lack of approach, Hill-Wood added: "We are very surprised, but delighted."[LNB]Reports have claimed that Arsenal have placed an £80million price tag on Fabregas, who is currently recovering from a cracked fibula in time to be fit for Spain's World Cup campaign.[LNB]The Catalan giants' director general Joan Oliver claims, however, that a tentative enquiry has been made with their Premier League counterparts as Barca weigh up their next move.[LNB]"There is no offer yet," Oliver told the club's official website.[LNB]"It's true the player has expressed his wish to play for Barca, perhaps this coming season.[LNB]"We have had first contacts with Arsenal in which we made known our intention to talk and that's the current situation.[LNB]"We are not in any hurry and you never know how long these operations can take."
