Farbegas is most sought after man at Barcelona

Updated on: 26 July,2010 07:06 AM IST |
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Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas' Barcelona deal is yet to be finalised, but the ace midfielder is the most sought after man at Nou camp already

Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas' Barcelona deal is yet to be finalised, but the ace midfielder is the most sought after man at Nou camp already

Cesc Fabregas. Pic/AFP

Catalan sports daily Sport claims that the Spain international agreed his contract should he leave the Gunners for the former European champions. It's been reported that the 23-year-old will sign a five-year deal and will receive 7 million Euros per season. However, Fabregas' current club Arsenal are yet to agree on a transfer fee with Barcelona. Manager Arsene Wenger is said to hold a meeting with the World Cup winner this week and a decision on the player's future will be decided after that. On Sunday, Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta was quoted as saying that he didn't expect his international teammate to move to Camp Nou. Nevertheless, Barcelona are keen on signing Fabregas this summer and had already approached the former English champions earlier, only to be turned down.

Meanwhile, Barcelona striker David Villa is desperate to see his Spain teammate Fabregas join him at Camp Nou this summer.

"I am not the Barcelona coach, nor the person responsible for reinforcements, but personally I will do the maximum to get Cesc here," the striker said.

"He wants to play here and it will be quite normal if Arsenal finally do a deal.

"That would be great. A player of his ability will only increase our power and his presence will be great for all the forwards.

"He'll help Xavi and (Andres) Iniesta, and I'll score more goals with him in the side."

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