Cesc Fabregas To Repeat Demand To Move To Barcelona In Meeting With Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger Within Next 48 Hours - Report
The 23-year old reportedly told the Frenchman earlier in the summer about his wish to return to his boyhood club. This was met with a firm negative response and a subsequent £29 million bid from the Catalan club was rejected.
The Spain World Cup 2010 winner is reluctant to hand in a transfer request and will instead reiterate his desire not to wait 12 months to make the switch. This stance is likely to force Wenger to ponder the merits of keeping an unhappy player.
Fabregas will not play in this weekend's Emirates Cup but is expected to appear at a members' event on Tuesday. He will now hope that Barcelona president Sandro Rosell can force through a £40m move, despite the Spanish club's £366 million debt.
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