Source: Daily_Mail
Payback time for Arsenal's Fran Merida after Carling Cup goal
Fran Merida's goal for Arsenal in the Carling Cup against Liverpool was his first installment on the £2million debt he owes the club for covering the compensation he was told to pay Barcelona for breach of contract after leaving them three years ago, aged 16.[LNB]Arsenal were advised to appeal as that would be heard in Madrid, where they would be far less likely to find a judge inclined towards Barca's way of thinking. [LNB] Payback time: Fran Merida celebrates scoring against Liverpool in the Carling Cup[LNB] But the transfer of Merida came shortly after that of Cesc Fabregas, causing relations between the two clubs to reach an all-time low so David Dein, who was Arsenal vice-chairman at the time, engineered a diplomatic truce, with the Gunners paying up and promising to be more circumspect in their scouting of Barca's youth team.[LNB] ARSENAL FC
