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Arsenal officially reject Barcelona approach for Fabregas

ESPN Soccernet staff
June 2, 2010
Cesc Fabregas has five years left on his Arsenal contract © Getty Images
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Arsenal have announced via their official website that they have "no intention" of selling Cesc Fabregas, confirming that Barcelona's approach has been rejected.

Barcelona revealed on Wednesday that they had made a written approach for the Arsenal captain, who is contracted to the club until 2015. However, the Gunners have made it clear they are prepared to dig their heels in, delivering an immediate rebuff to the Spanish champions.

"Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is under contract with the club until the summer of 2015. He is a highly valued member of the team and part of our future plans," read a statement on the official club website.

"We have followed recent speculation linking Cesc with a move away from the club but as there has never been any official approach for him, only two informal exchanges, in which we made it abundantly clear that we have no interest in transferring Cesc, we have refrained from publicly passing comment.

"However, yesterday evening we received an offer from Barcelona for Cesc and in response, we immediately and resolutely told them once again that we have no intention of selling our captain.

"To be clear, we will not make any kind of counterproposal or enter into any discussion. Barcelona have publicly stated that they will respect our position and we expect that they will keep their word."

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