da dobrowin： Cesc Fabregas has been waxing lyrical about his former club Arsenal, despite receiving some criticism from fans when he joined rivals Chelsea in 2014.
da gbg bet： Some supporters were angry that the midfielder opted to join the Gunners’ London enemies when he left Barcelona two-and-a-half years ago.
Fabregas defended his decision at the time by claiming that Arsenal did not trigger the buy-back option that was agreed when the Spaniard moved to the Camp Nou in 2011.
The 29-year-old spent a part of his youth development at the North London outfit before making his first-team debut in 2003.
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Fabregas went on to spend eight years playing under Arsene Wenger and went on to make over 300 appearances for the time.
The Spaniard, who was made captain at the age of 21, won just one trophy – the FA Cup – during his spell.
Since joining Chelsea in 2014, the midfielder has already won more silverware than he did at Arsenal, clinching the Premier League title and the League Cup in his first season.
In the current campaign, Fabregas has had limited game time under manager Antonio Conte, starting just five Premier League matches and coming off the bench in nine.
He is unlikely to start when the Blues take on Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend, but ahead of the game he has had nothing but nice words to say about Wenger and the club.
In a YouTube interview with journalist Natacha Tannous, who is also the partner of former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack, Fabregas said:
“There’s many things said about me, about Arsenal. I don’t really care what people think about me any more. It’s just about what I feel towards them. Arsenal will always be the team that believed in me the most. I was a young kid, 16 years old, playing for Barcelona.
“Arsene Wenger, especially, and Arsenal Football Club, gave me everything. Without them I would not be a World Cup winner, a European Championship winner. And I would not have experienced all of this that I’m doing in my life. I will always forever be grateful.”
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