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Cesc Fabregas: I Would Like To Join Barcelona, But I Have An Arsenal Contract

Cesc continues to be pelted with questions about his future, but this time it wasn’t from the media.

Jul 2, 2009 3:29:03 PM

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Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has failed to escape questioning over a potential future move to Barcelona, although the grilling he received on Tuesday came from a somewhat unexpected source.

Despite repeatedly pledging his loyalty to the Gunners, Cesc is continually asked if he will join the Blaugrana this summer.

The press, as well as the Blaugrana themselves, have never been too convinced with his answers. Neither are Fabregas’ young fans from his hometown of Maresme in Catalunya.

The playmaker, accompanied by good friend, Gerard Pique, attended a gathering at the Arenys de Mar sports facility, where he will hold a summer camp - ‘Campus Cesc’ - this Saturday, but 70 school children were given an early glimpse of their hero during a meet and greet.

And the first question that the kids asked, without hesitation, was, “Cesc, why do you not want to join Barcelona?”

He replied, as quoted by El Mundo Deportivo, “I would like to, but I have a contract with Arsenal and it is necessary to respect it.”

None of the young fans were too happy with the answer as they turned their attention to Pique.

“Why do you not convince Cesc to join Barca?” they asked, to which the Blaugrana defender replied, “I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to convince him, but there is no way… not for now.”

Fabregas was, however, given some reprieve when a Gunners fan asked him if he is going to stay at the Emirates.

“I am the captain, and rest assured, I will continue at Arsenal,” the 22-year-old midfielder affirmed.

KS Leong, Goal.com