Arsenal seemed to have slapped Barcelona in the face by offering captain Cesc Fabregas to Real Madrid for £54 million!
It almost seems unthinkable, but it certainly looks that way as Arsenal have issued a ‘you want him….come get him’ statement to Real Madrid (yes Barcelona’s arch enemy) and in doing so, they have stated that bidding will start at an astonishing £54 million.
Now many questions will be asked about Arsenal’s figure, and people are going to look at other players such as Torres, Carroll and everybody else. However, in my opinion it is nothing to do with these other players (mentioned above) how much Fabregas is worth, the only people who are in a position to state the valuation of Fabregas is of course Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger has obviously been keeping an eye on situations between Barcelona and Real Madrid, and just recently, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has identified Cesc Fabregas as his number one priority this summer, in order to put Real back above the Catalan giants.
Is this a shrewd move by Arsenal? Definitely.
Arsenal are aware that Barcelona have eyes on Fabregas, and are of course willing to spend cash to acquire the 24-year-old Spaniard. By offering Fabregas’ services to other clubs means that Barcelona will ultimately have to reach deeper into their wallets to acquire their man, or fear losing out on him this summer.
So this leaves the obvious question…Is Cesc Fabregas’ £54 million asking price justified?
In my opinion, yes he is, and this is why:
Cesc Fabregas is easily worth around £40 million minimum – this is the figure I would look at if we were to sell him tomorrow to any club. However we aren’t dealing with ‘any club’, we are dealing with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Let’s look at it in the same way that Fernando Torres went from Liverpool to Chelsea. In my opinion, £25 million would have brought the player. However, because it was Chelsea, Liverpool laughed all the way to the bank and sold him for double that figure.
Newcastle then robbed Liverpool, who were desperate to replace Torres, by selling an injured Andy Carroll to the Merseyside for an excess of £35 million! A player that, lets be honest, is not worth that sum when fully fit, let alone injured.
Cesc Fabregas is one of the best midfielders in the world, period. His price tag is certainly justified by the Gunners, as he is their creative spark and of course their captain.
Put it this way, If Newcastle got £35 million for Carroll and Chelsea got Torres for £50 million, then surely Fabregas’ valuation is somewhere in-between, if not slightly more, and Arsenal should look to get as much as they can for the Spaniard…if of course he does decide to quit the Emirates outfit this summer.
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I think its pretty silly how we’ve all been sitting around since day 1 of the window online fans have been almost willing our Captain and by far best player to leave our club, and make no mistake he does in fact LOVE the Arsenal. A player with the most Arsenal games under his belt, part of an all conquering Spain squad, consistently ranked among the best midfielders for the past few years, a proven and top quality game changer. Exactly who would we get to replace him next year?? Ramsey?? Then whine all over again about trophies and all this other bullsh*t?? FFS! Good thing the manager doesn’t consider the web a source for sh*te, unlike a certain Mr. Redknapp haha
Wat d f**k is @enayat saying…If torres is sold at 50million,when he is not in his peak form.Then why not FAB…He is btr than Xabi alonso at real madrid and btr than pedro at Barca
@David, withdraw that statement now, what has colour got to do with the topic? Or even Arsene? Arsene is a great guy who has given a lot to this great club! 6yrs without winning or not, He remain the most successful coach in club’s history! David, that’s an insult which deserve an apology.
About Cesc, let Barca bring £35M+Keita/Afellay+ a rookie(Sergi preferably) n let’s do a deal AFC!!!
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Iain Culverhouse
@enayat u moron did u read thru d assesmemt iheaviagun gave abt dis bunch of talent nd i thimk he’s worth more fabregas is as totally contained like a box of rare gem nd if u nd d totality of barca board fells he’s not worth that much u all can go hang urselves nd stop disturbing our dear captain.
he’s a gr8 player..he create chances and scoring goals for us!…he’s heart of arsenal!…jus look at da game we play without him…cant imagine wut would happen 2 arsenal without him ol season long…here’s some advice 2 u Mr. Wenger..if he want to leave,jus let him go and find real replacement (player wit his calibre or more)for him..if not, it wud be a disaster next season!
I agree with arsenal4eva. let him go. get some new players like liverpool as replacing torres with suarez. there are lot more talented players other than fab. Dont keep player that doesnt have his heart with the team. p/s…Dont 4get to let clichy to move to LFC…Hahahaha….
Come on.. £54 million for Fabregas.. You must be kidding me. He’s worth £70 million for Arsenal.
He’s good and the only leader in Arsenal. Arsene forms the team around him. Without him, Arsenal will only be as good as a mid-table team.
As you can see from the matches, without Fabregas, the whole team can’t function at all. There’s no one else to substitute him. Nasri? He might also be out of the door this summer.
No Champs league, loss of revenue, loss of pride, Fabregas is worth £70 million.