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Cesc Fàbregas, near Leo Messi

CESC REVEALS THE REASONS

The reasons of the return of Cesc Fàbregas to the Barça in 2011

Published:10/03/2023 - 00:22h

Updated:10/03/2023 - 00:22h

Cesc Fàbregas has revealed the reasons why, in 2011, he left Arsenal to return to FC Barcelona. Pep Guardiola, Barca coach at the time, had a lot to do

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In a recent intervention in the podcast 'Proper Football' of Kammy and Ben, Cesc Fàbregas has enumerated the reasons that carried him to return to the FC Barcelona in 2011 pertinent of the Arsenal and, also, how had liked him expect a bit more than time to go back to 'house' and like this have more leadership. Pep Guardiola, that called him, had a key paper in his decision.

The footballer formed in The Masia, that had left to London in 2003, confessed that after the call of Pep Guardiola and the success that was achieving the Barça in this time, carried it to take the decision to do his cases and leave of an Arsenal where was frustrated by not winning titles: "I Decided to go back when seeing to all winning in Barcelona, and playing so well and Pep calling me and commanding me messages...I decided that that was the following step for me", confessed.

Cesc did not hit in the 'time' to go back to the Barça

Although it has confessed that play in the first team of the Barça was his dream from very small, understands that it had to have expected a bit more to return, because the competition was maximum and difficult to assume: "Looking to backwards now, probably would have to have expected a bit more until Xavi turned off a bit and go there to occupy his place. But owing to the frustration of so many years without winning in the Arsenal and feeling that sometimes the club was not hitting in the signings, was overwhelming me and decided to leave me".

Fàbregas Insisted in that "it was inflate of the Barça and was my dream play in the first team since it was boy, but was very hard because the Arsenal gave me a lot of and felt me very wanted by all the club, by the fans. The confidence that had given me from very, very young... It was súper, súper hard".

The return frustrated of Cesc to the Arsenal

In 2014, when it went to go out of the Barça, carried the surprise that from the Arsenal had him 'closed' the doors of face to a possible return: "To the fichar by the Barcelona in the agreement decide that, if it went out, the Arsenal would have a preferential option during a week. I warned them, in a week did not speak with anybody and Wenger said me that it had thought it and that already had a lot of players in my position like Mesut Ozil, Cazorla, Jack Wilsherz, Aaron Ramsey and that to fit me would have to throw to somebody and this could create problems", said.

It finish fichando by one of the 'enemies' of the Arsenal, Chelsea of José Mourinho, the one who had asked him personally that it turned into the leader of the team: "I Spoke with Mourinho, knew it and said me things very pleasant to listen. It wanted to that I was the leader of this team. It convinced me and I went me for there", it said, standing out that "had some options and one of them was Chelsea. I spoke with Mourinho, knew it. It said me things that were very pleasant to listen. It wanted to that I was the leader of this team. It convinced me and I went me there".