A Gunners insider said: "Nobody at Arsenal wants to see
Fabregas go but there comes a point when the money is too good to
turn down.
"If Arsenal receive a bid in the region of £40m there
will be an enormous pressure to sell."
Emirates boss Arsene Wenger is desperate for funds to
strengthen his squad in order to mount a credible title
challenge.
The loss of midfielder Fabregas, 22, would seem like a
hammer blow but the Gunners went on a 20-game unbeaten run in the
league when he was crocked last season.
Real and Barcelona are in the hunt for the Spaniard and
appear certain to bid for him. Barca president Joan Laporta
signalled his intention to make an offer last week.
Laporta publicly invited the Arsenal skipper to declare
his desire to return to his boyhood club. And he said: "Cesc has
Barcelona in his DNA and I think that one day he should play for
Barca.
"We all like him very much - the technical director,
the manager, as well as me. He's always been in our
thoughts."
Fabregas openly flirted with both clubs last week as he
branded Arsenal "impotent" for failing to win silverware.
He said: "The absence of titles at Arsenal is what
angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester
United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is
the exact opposite, seeing the impotence."
Fabregas went further and said his Catalan family would
back him if he went to the Bernabeu. He added: "Of course my family
would understand because they love me, they want me to be happy.
They'd support me whichever club I joined."
After SunSport published his words, Fab issued a
statement on the Arsenal website, reiterating his desire to win
trophies with the Gunners.
