Boss Wenger rules out Fabregas sale.ARSENE WENGER insists there is "no chance" of Cesc Fabregas being sold to Barcelona - and maintains his young Arsenal team can compete with the best this season. The Gunners captain has once again been strongly linked with a big-money summer move away from Emirates Stadium The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 60,432,[1] - his boyhood club Barcelona the latest side said to be weighing up a formal bid. However, with Arsenal about to embark on what could well be a defining campaign in the quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a first trophy since the 2005 FA Cup, Wenger insists all such speculation is wide of the mark. "Do you really think we sell now our players one day before the championship starts, players who are basic players of the team? There is no chance," declared the Gunners boss. "You cannot stop people from having a lot of creative imagination during their sleepless sleep·less adj. 1. a. Marked by a lack of sleep: a sleepless night. b. Unable to sleep. 2. nights, but that does not mean we will do it." Wenger himself has resisted the lures of some of Europe's top clubs to remain faithful to Arsenal, whom he has transformed since arriving some 13 seasons ago. "I believe that in life you are committed to clubs with contracts and in no contract is the colour of your blood described," he said, referring to the pull a return to Spain would have on Fabregas. "I am more committed than ever to my club, not only this season, but since I have arrived here." CAPTION(S): Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger |
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