Man Utd Transfer News: Red Devils To Make Third Cesc Fabregas Bid?

ESPN. However, former Red Devil defender Gerard Pique says United are wasting their time pursuing his teammate, and reports in Spain claim Barca president Sandro Rosell has written to the English champions telling them Fabregas is not for sale. Yet United seem undeterred and their third bid for the former Arsenal captain is thought to represent a club-record fee of £35 million, according to several British tabloids this morning. It is important to note though that many of those reports conclude that new United manager David Moyes may now be caught up in a pursuit of a player of who's capture is not likely to come to fruition this summer. While the Catalans appear unwilling to do business, United's decision to submit a third bid for the 26-year-old suggests they are not quite ready to abandon their efforts to land Fabregas. But his Nou Camp teammate Pique has told his former club they are wasting their time. The centre back, who is a product of both Barcelona and United's youth academies and spent a further four years in the Red Devil's senior set-up between 2004-08, told The Sun:

"United are wasting their time. It took a long time for Cesc to get his dream move back home and he won't give it up. This is home, it is where his family is, and he is playing with his closest friends. "He has told us he is happy and that he intends to stay with Barcelona."