Fabregas on transfer: "I am from Barcelona... I am Catalan... However, I am Arsenal's captain"
Published 14:42 29/07/10 By MirrorFootball
Cesc Fabregas has spoken out in the Spanish press about the personal turmoil he's experienced over the summer due to Barcelona's very public attempts to sign him.
The Arsenal captain told Spanish magazine DIR Emotions: "I am from Barcelona. I am a club member, along with my grandfather, my uncle and my cousin. I feel those colours and have since I was young. I am Catalan, I am from Arenys [a small Catalaunyan municipality], I have come through the Barca youth system...
"However, I am Arsenal's captain. I am a Gunner and that is where I have made myself as a player and matured as a person."
Arsenal fans will also be relived to read of the regard in which Frabregas holds manager Arsene Wenger: "He is a second father to me, the most important person in my life after my father.
"He has been very supportive of me and has treated my like a son. I am part of his family."
"He does not want me to leave. My last conversation with him in London was one of the most difficult moments I have had to live. I am left very touched."
Cesc also spoke about the legion of Barcelona players who have publicly expressed their desire to play with him at the Camp Nou :
"Those players are my friends and have been for many years. They play stellar football and everything they have won they deserve 100 per cent.
"Puyol gives me confidence and has taken care of me like an older brother. Bojan inspires calm. Busquets is simple and authentic. Xavi is a maestro. Iniesta has so much patience, especially given what has happened to him in terms of injuries. Messi is calm, shy, and very kind. Valdes has a lot of personality."
Fabregas refused to explicitly comment on his immediate future, however, saying: "I want to continue fighting for every title, especially the Champions League, because I am a winner."
