Breaking News - Arsenal Captain Cesc Fabregas Sold To Barcelona

Sky Sports Spanish correspondent Guillem Balague has just tweeted that the deal is 'done' and a press conference unveiling of the Catalans new mega signing could take place as early as tomorrow afternoon.

by Matt Holmes

Guillem Balague has just tweeted that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas' long-gestating summer long move to Barcelona is 'done' and a press conference unveiling of the Catalans new mega signing could take place as early as tomorrow afternoon. The tweet which went live about 20 minutes ago, says this;

Done. Cesc will travel to Madrid with the side. Good luck to him. For Arsenal a new era starts
It's said the deal was 29 million euro's up front paid from Barcelona to Arsenal with further millions in incentives and incredibly, 5 million euro's paid from the Arsenal captain to his former club himself to get the deal done! The deal comes on the same day that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told press that 'no players would leave before the transfer window' despite heavy speculation of Fabregas going back to Spain and Samri Nasri to Manchester City. More info as we get it.

 
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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.