According to reports in Spain, Manchester United are perparing a €53m bid for Fabregas.
Fabregasis set to return to England if reports in Spain are to be believed. According to Spanish daily Sport, United are preparing to submit a €53m bid for the ex-Arsenal skipper. New Barca boss Luis Enrique today insisted Barcelona are in no rush to sell the midfielder.
Luis Enrique: “Cesc? No need to ask for individual names. We won’t talk now. Decisions will be made later.”
According to very reliable Guillem Balague , Barcelona are looking to sell the ex-Arsenal skipper along with the likes of Pedro and Alexis Sanchez who are surplus to requirements, but he insists that Fabregas has a buy-out clause in his contract for €40 million. Balague also revealed Arsenal have the first option buy back option, but Fabregas can ignore if he prefers another club.
List of players that the club will listen for offers (doesn’t mean they are going for sure): Cesc, Alves, Adriano, Alexis, Mascherano, Pedro
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) May 19, 2014
It remains to be seen if Fabregas will snub Arsenal to join Van Persie at Old Trafford. Cesc was a major influence in the Premier League and if he decides to make a return there will be no short of clubs who will want him.
Louis van Gaal was announced as the new Manchester United manager this week, with the Netherlands boss signing a three-year deal to replace David Moyes. The Netherland boss now faces a daunting task of bringing the club back to the top, with several players leaving Old Trafford, including the likes of Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs, he needs to sign the correct players to replace them.
Van Gaal has been given a transfer kitty reported to be £200 million to invest this summer to help United win back the league title at the first attempt. It remains to be seen whether the new boss will spend a major chunk of the transfer kitty on Fabregas.