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Chelsea ace Cesc Fabregas: This is what I really think about Arsenal and Arsene Wenger
CESC FABREGAS insists he will always be grateful for the role Arsene Wenger and Arsenal played in his career.
Cesc Fabregas has revealed what he thinks of Arsenal and Arsene Wenger
Fabregas broke through as a 16-year-old at Arsenal after moving from Barcelona.
By 21 he was captain, and he made over 300 appearances for the club before moving back to Spain with Barca.
He then returned to England but with Chelsea, souring his relationship with Arsenal fans.
Cesc Fabregas played over 300 games for Arsenal before joining Barcelona
Arsene Wenger giving Cesc Fabregas instructions in 2004
But Fabregas says he doesn't care what think and that Arsenal will always have a special place in his heart.
Fabregas told Natacha Tannous, a journalist and partner of former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack in an interview on YouTube: "Yes, forever. There's something that will never change.
"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.
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"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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