Narked Fabregas denies Barca deal

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Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas denied reports that he had verbally agreed to join Barcelona at the end of the season, several hours after the Catalan club had rubbished claims made by a Spanish radio station.

The Gunners' midfielder has long been linked with a move back to the Camp Nou, having left Barca's youth ranks to sign for Arsene Wenger's side in 2003.

Fabregas has repeatedly insisted that he is committed to Arsenal - while admitting that he does dream of returning to his former club one day in the future.

And after Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, Fabregas himself denied that any deal had been struck.

"They [Barcelona] have denied it and I have denied it. I just want to focus on Arsenal," he told Sky Sports.

"I think Arsenal is above all else - every single player in its history, the fans, the club, and myself.

"I think we deserve a little more respect."

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.