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Wilshere wants Cesc to be 'a real man'

ESPNsoccernet staff
July 13, 2011
Jack Wilshere hopes Arsenal can retain Cesc Fabregas © Getty Images
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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere believes skipper Cesc Fabregas will be "a real man" and forego a summer transfer to European champions Barcelona.

Wilshere, 19, made 35 appearances for the Gunners last campaign and says that if Fabregas and Samir Nasri are retained at the Emirates, elusive silverware may be achieved by the north London club next season.

"Loyalty is a big part of football and it shows if you are a real man or not," Wilshere said, according to The Sun.

"If you are loyal, it means you are a real man. We have loyalty at Arsenal and players have shown that in the past. Cesc showed that last year and hopefully a few more players will show it this year. Then we will see if we can get a trophy or not."

Manager Arsene Wenger stated this week that the club would not be selling Fabregas or Nasri as the team departed for a pre-season tour of Asia.

However, Barca manager Pep Guardiola has not given up on the idea of stealing Fabregas away from the Premier League club. After enduring a drawn-out saga surrounding the potential transfer of the Spain international, Guardiola is determined to land a top quality central midfielder for his club this week.

"Now the situation about moves for reinforcements is very complicated, but I'm hopeful in the next few days it will become clear. I am always optimistic," he said on Catalunya Radio.

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