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Barcelona presidential candidate Sandro Rosell: I refuse to pay £60m for Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas
Rosell warns club won't break the bank...
5 Jun 2010 10:13:00
By David Middleton
Barcelona presidential candidate Sandro Rosell has warned the club he won't pay over the odds to prise Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal.
Rosell is the frontrunner in the Spanish giant's elections, and the man most likely to succeed Joan Laporta in nine days time.
However, while insisting he would do "everything possible" to land the Gunners captain, he confessed he wouldn't be drawn into paying extortionate sums even if it meant missing out on the player top of their summer wish-list.
“To pay €60-70 million [£49m - £58m] which is what I am reading, is too much,” Rosell told Marca newspaper.
Fabregas, who scored 15 times for Arsenal in the Premier League last season, has reportedly informed Arsene Wenger he would relish a move to Barcelona where he started his career.
The La Liga giants made an initial bid last week, reported to be around the £30m mark, a figure the north London club dismissed.
Wenger has stated his stellar performer won't be departing the Emirates this summer, no matter what is offered, and Rosell moved to praise Wenger's negotiating skills.
"He’s an old cat [Wenger], he knows a lot and is quite capable of protecting his club,” he added.
“I know him. He’s not a bad negotiator and won’t be easy to convince."
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Rosell is the frontrunner in the Spanish giant's elections, and the man most likely to succeed Joan Laporta in nine days time.
However, while insisting he would do "everything possible" to land the Gunners captain, he confessed he wouldn't be drawn into paying extortionate sums even if it meant missing out on the player top of their summer wish-list.
“To pay €60-70 million [£49m - £58m] which is what I am reading, is too much,” Rosell told Marca newspaper.
Fabregas, who scored 15 times for Arsenal in the Premier League last season, has reportedly informed Arsene Wenger he would relish a move to Barcelona where he started his career.
The La Liga giants made an initial bid last week, reported to be around the £30m mark, a figure the north London club dismissed.
Wenger has stated his stellar performer won't be departing the Emirates this summer, no matter what is offered, and Rosell moved to praise Wenger's negotiating skills.
"He’s an old cat [Wenger], he knows a lot and is quite capable of protecting his club,” he added.
“I know him. He’s not a bad negotiator and won’t be easy to convince."
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