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Arsene on Cesc: “We are not listening to any offers. It is stopped.”

8 guns July 17th, 2010

They’re the words all Arsenal fans have wanted to hear:

“I always said that we are really, really wanting him to stay as he is such an important player for us. He’s our captain, we want to keep him and that’s why we are not listening to any offers. It just was not a problem of money, just the desire to keep him at the club.

It is stopped (the talk). We never wanted to start anyway.”

Arsene admitted he had spoken with Fabregas and hinted the player is comfortable with the outcome.

“I have spoken to him, of course, but I never come out publicly with what we talk about.

There was a lot of unneeded talk that was not helpful for Arsenal Football Club and that’s why I don’t think we have to add anything to that.”

Next season could be Arsene’s last.  He now seems to have secured the services of his most important player for this crucial campaign.  As he puts it:

I know what is important for us. Arsenal Football Club is a massive club and what is important is that everybody focuses on being successful next season.”

Hear hear.  Thoughts on our 4-0 victory over Barnet to follow.

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One further quote from his Arsenal.com interview:

Arsene on the centre-backs:
“At the moment none of the centre-backs have signed again for us, so at the moment there’s nothing special to say about that.  I believe that Gallas and Silvestre will sign somewhere else - Campbell is still in no man’s land at the moment.”

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