BOOORING! Why would anything be announced before the world cup? If either costa or fabregas gets badly injured after they've put pen to paper, we're fooked!

A few now saying Ramires could be offered to Madrid with Modric coming the other way if Fabregas deal collapses.

Daily Mirror:

"Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes his pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas is a done deal, with the Spain international set to double his £100,000-a-week wages at Stamford Bridge."

He said, she said. This will go on for f**king ages.

From the Daily Mirror:

 

 

Jose Mourinho believes Cesc Fabregas to his Chelsea side is a done deal.

 

And the Blues even hope to announce the World Cup-bound Spain midfielder's £27million transfer from Barcelona before the end of the week.

 

It will be a massive blow to Arsenal fans to see their former captain go to one of their biggest rivals.

 

But Chelsea have struck a deal with Barca - and the Gunners decided not to activate the "first option" clause in the deal that took him from the Emirates to the Nou Camp three years ago.

 

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger clearly feels his priorities for this summer are elsewhere - and Mirror Sport understands they have reignited their interest in Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic.

 

Wenger is also targeting a defensive midfielder, a right-back and a centre-back - with Cardiff's England international Steven Caulker an option - and is of the opinion he has enough attacking midfielders.

 

That stance cleared the way for Chelsea, who see Fabregas dovetailing well with striker Diego Costa who is set to join them from Atletico Madrid in a £32m deal.

 

The west Londoners have beaten off strong competition from Manchester United and interest from Manchester City to get Fabregas.

 

It is a major coup to land the midfielder, who is believed to have had negotiations this week ahead of the World Cup and may now be given permission to take a medical.

 

Fabregas' advisers have been anxious to stress Arsenal were not interested in re-signing the 27-year-old to help smooth his path to Stamford Bridge.

 

But his defection to Chelsea will still be a bitter pill for many Gooners to swallow.

 

Fabregas, on around £100,000-a-week at Barcelona, will nearly double his money at Chelsea and is expected to sign on for five years.

 

One consolation for Arsenal will be that they get any profit on the £25m deal they did with Barca for the player in 2011.

 

 

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-convinced-cesc-fabregas-transfer-3676476#ixzz34PVtRdFp 

I wouldnt trust the mirror....... 

I wouldn't trust any link completely unless it was BBC, Sky Sports, direct quote from player/manager or on Chelsea twitter/main site news.

I think I've conceded this won't be done until after the WC, but I'm fairly hopeful he will sign for us over the couple of other options he has.

New one from the Telegraph:

 

 

Chelsea confident of signing Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona for £27 million

 

Spain midfielder is likely to sign for the Blues during the World Cup and it is understood he will be offered £150,000 a week to go to Stamford Bridge

 

Chelsea are confident they will seal the £27 million signing of former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

 

The Barcelona midfielder is currently with the Spain World Cup squad preparing for their first game against Holland in Salvador, Brazil.

 

But Chelsea are still keen to complete the deal to make Fabregas the Stamford Bridge replacement for Frank Lampard as soon as possible.

 

Fabregas could undergo a Chelsea medical while he is in Brazil and personal terms are not thought to be a problem.

 

The 27-year-old is likely to earn around £150,000-a-week at Chelsea, which is £50,000 more than he is paid at Barcelona.

 

Arsenal have not indicated they want to activate a buy-back clause on Fabregas and the Spaniard is keen to return to the Premier League.

 

Chelsea have been trying to structure a deal to sign Fabregas that would see Arsenal miss out on any payment for him.

 

Arsenal would be due around 50 per cent of any profit Barcelona make on the Spaniard, but a £27m transfer would not be enough to earn the Gunners a sell-on fee.

And now the Telegraph are pushing it out beyond Friday, like the others when it doesnt happen, on friday

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10894009/Chelsea-confident-of-signing-Cesc-Fabregas-from-Barcelona-for-27-million.html

Chelsea are confident they will seal the £27 million signing of former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

The Barcelona midfielder is currently with the Spain World Cup squad preparing for their first game against Holland in Salvador, Brazil.

But Chelsea are still keen to complete the deal to make Fabregas the Stamford Bridge replacement for Frank Lampard as soon as possible.

Fabregas could undergo a Chelsea medical while he is in Brazil and personal terms are not thought to be a problem.

The 27-year-old is likely to earn around £150,000-a-week at Chelsea, which is £50,000 more than he is paid at Barcelona.

Arsenal have not indicated they want to activate a buy-back clause on Fabregas and the Spaniard is keen to return to the Premier League.

Chelsea have been trying to structure a deal to sign Fabregas that would see Arsenal miss out on any payment for him.

Arsenal would be due around 50 per cent of any profit Barcelona make on the Spaniard, but a £27m transfer would not be enough to earn the Gunners a sell-on fee.

nothing new, same olf BS constantly refreshed into 'new' articles.

They know nothing.

D'oh just seen the above post!

Edited June 12, 201412 yr by Zola

They are all trying to feed off scraps now.

Put out as many BS stories and one of them is due to come true and then they can leech onto it and say "See, we told you!"

I hate the media lol

Modric is another CM I would love us to go for. He is excellent. I think we'll see another display of his quality tonight against Brazil.

There's no way Madrid would let Modric leave, he was a vital player for them last season.

A few now saying Ramires could be offered to Madrid with Modric coming the other way if Fabregas deal collapses.

Might as well offer Mikel for Pogba while we are at it

Might as well offer Mikel for Pogba while we are at it

 

Why would we want to weaken our squad... Nonsense swap. 

Telegraph journalist Jeremy Wilson is reporting that Arsenal are in line for £5m from the proposed £27m deal taking Fabregas to Chelsea.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/12/chelsea-set-to-pay-arsenal-5million-as-part-of-30million-cesc-fabregas-transfer-4759060/

Edited June 12, 201412 yr by Zola

Telegraph journalist Jeremy Wilson is reporting that Arsenal are in line for £5m from the proposed £27m deal taking Fabregas to Chelsea.

Probably another reason they aren't too fussed to take him back aswell as having enough players in his position any sale of him brings them extra funds. Still doesn't bother me mind as £5 mills not gonna make much of a difference to their budget.

More from the Telegraph (seem pretty focused on this despite a little World Cup starting today)

 

 

Cesc Fabregas’s impending £26.6 million move from Barcelona to Chelsea is one of the most intriguing of the summer transfer window – not least because of the enmity that has existed between the two men.

 

Fabregas famously told Mourinho to "shut up" and mind his own business after the Chelsea manager criticised Barcelona last season which, clearly, is not the kind of dialogue he is used to having with a player he wants to sign.

 

But then Fabregas was never on Mourinho's list of intended midfield transfer targets – with Atletico Madrid’s Koke, Juventus’s Paul Pogba and Tottenham Hotspur’s Paulinho all ahead of him at the end of last season when Chelsea were drawing up their plans.

 

That makes it all the more surprising that Fabregas appears keen to push through the deal given one of the reasons cited for him not wanting to move to Manchester United last year was that he, wrongly, felt slighted at being second-choice to Thiago Alcantara who United were close to signing from Barcelona.

 

But the truth is that David Moyes pulled the plug on the Alcantara deal soon after he took over at Old Trafford – allowing him to join Bayern Munich – which had been set up by Sir Alex Ferguson so he could pursue Fabregas.

 

It will be galling for Mourinho if Barca want to use the money from the Fabregas deal to finance a move for Koke although they have first secured the signing of Seville’s Ivan Rakitic.

 

But Mourinho will argue that the chance to sign Fabregas came out of the blue for the Blues and given the difficulty of securing any of the three players he was primarily interested in makes sense.

What is even more intriguing is that both Mourinho and Fabregas have to make this move work.

 

The 27 year-old Spaniard has effectively been bombed out of Barca three years into a five-year contract by new coach Luis Enrique and is not wanted by Arsenal who had first option on signing him.

Neither Manchester City nor United have shown any interest, and have told the player’s agent Darren Dein that, which has left a clear path for Chelsea.

 

“I will always be an Arsenal fan,” Fabregas said in a statement when he finally got his wish after agitating to leave the club and join Barca three years ago but now he will move to one of their bitterest rivals. But that is football.

 

For Mourinho, Fabregas has to work. He needs a replacement for Frank Lampard – the rumour being that the impending signing was the final prompt for the England international to confirm he was leaving – and cannot go another season without winning a trophy.

 

But as fine a player as Fabregas is he is not a goal-scorer like Lampard and neither does he have the power or physicality of the other midfielders Mourinho was targeting. It begs the question as to who is driving the deal?

 

At the same time Arsenal are due 50 per cent of any profit on the sell-on fee for Fabregas but having received £25.4m for the Spaniard – in two payments – then they can expect to receive very little if he goes to Chelsea.

 

Arsenal will argue the money they made on Fabregas is even higher given he waived 1m euros (£880,0000) a season owed to him spread over the five years of his Barca contract in loyalty bonuses. But as he has only completed three years then Arsenal could miss out on £1.6m?

 

There is another, more substantial fee, however, in which they are also believed to be missing out on.

 

There was a clause in Fabregas’s contract which stipulated that Arsenal would receive further payments of up to £4.4m should Barca win two La Liga titles and a European Cup in the five years that Fabregas had signed up for.

 

The club’s recent troubles have resulted in just one league title and therefore Arsenal will not receive the bonus.

Telegraph journalist Jeremy Wilson is reporting that Arsenal are in line for £5m from the proposed £27m deal taking Fabregas to Chelsea.

just give them Ba...and keep the change

just give them Ba...and keep the change

That would be a terrible idea, he'd really suit their system

That would be a terrible idea, he'd really suit their system

I don't think he would get a game if Giroud was fit.

He's a good finisher but his stamina and general footballing ability is very average.

That would be a terrible idea, he'd really suit their system

 

Really?

I don't think he would get a game if Giroud was fit.

He's a good finisher but his stamina and general footballing ability is very average.

He'd get games believe me, they create plenty of chances and he'd take them

That would be a terrible idea, he'd really suit their system

 

Yes, hes a really good link-up striker. Great passing and first touch. Ba+Ramsey+Ozil . . . thats just filthy

Edited June 12, 201412 yr by Lane

He'd get games believe me, they create plenty of chances and he'd take them

He no doubt would get games but he's not really a top striker and I don't think he'd be anything to fear.

Think Arsenal have higher targets than Ba tbh

We are currently 1/100 on skybet. Has there been a big leak or something else? What's going on? In terms of odds, that's as close as you can get to a near certainty.