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Barcelona have been 'completely disrespectful' to Arsenal over the Cesc Fabregas saga - Bob Wilson
Barca cannot afford the midfielder, says legend...
6 Aug 2010 09:42:00
By Adithya Ananth
Arsenal legend Bob Wilson has slammed Barcelona as being "completely disrespectful" with regard to the chase of Cesc Fabregas.
The Gunners' skipper has long been linked with a move back to the club of his youth, and has in the past admitted that Barca would be his destination if here were to leave north London. In the meantime, the Catalan club have led a public pursuit of the midfielder, with calls from several players from the Spanish giants' fold urging the 23-year-old to join their ranks.
It had previously been reported that the Gunners had rejected a £29 million bid from the Spanish side to acquire the services of their star, and Wilson is consequently dismayed with the entire saga - insisting that Barca currently do not have the financial muscle to prise Fabregas away from his current employers.
"I think they have shown complete disrespect throughout the whole episode," Wilson told reporters.
"They know as well as anyone else that if you are going for the best players in the world then you have to have respect and the bottom line of Barcelona's situation is that they can't afford to buy him for what he is worth.
"He is worth a minimum of £50m and Barcelona are struggling financially."
Now, however, there have been reports of Barca pulling out of the chase and looking at secondary targets, and Wilson believes that the World Cup winner will still give his best for Arsenal.
"I don't think we need to tell him that everyone at the club loves him," he said.
"He has a second father at the club in Arsene Wenger and I think Arsene will be able to get his head around the fact that he is an Arsenal player and not a Barcelona player.
"This season, he is going to lead us to something big."
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The Gunners' skipper has long been linked with a move back to the club of his youth, and has in the past admitted that Barca would be his destination if here were to leave north London. In the meantime, the Catalan club have led a public pursuit of the midfielder, with calls from several players from the Spanish giants' fold urging the 23-year-old to join their ranks.
It had previously been reported that the Gunners had rejected a £29 million bid from the Spanish side to acquire the services of their star, and Wilson is consequently dismayed with the entire saga - insisting that Barca currently do not have the financial muscle to prise Fabregas away from his current employers.
"I think they have shown complete disrespect throughout the whole episode," Wilson told reporters.
"They know as well as anyone else that if you are going for the best players in the world then you have to have respect and the bottom line of Barcelona's situation is that they can't afford to buy him for what he is worth.
"He is worth a minimum of £50m and Barcelona are struggling financially."
Now, however, there have been reports of Barca pulling out of the chase and looking at secondary targets, and Wilson believes that the World Cup winner will still give his best for Arsenal.
"I don't think we need to tell him that everyone at the club loves him," he said.
"He has a second father at the club in Arsene Wenger and I think Arsene will be able to get his head around the fact that he is an Arsenal player and not a Barcelona player.
"This season, he is going to lead us to something big."
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